Vocabulary

renting a house in the same block of houses as someone else

renting a house in the same block of houses as someone else

to mediate; to intervene

ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves

ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves

to behave like a spoilt child

loving and taking care of something

favor; favour

one's favorite music disc, LP album, etc.

Maitreya (bodhisattva)

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in)

dish of white and red-fleshed fish arranged next to each other

to adjoin each other; to be beside one another

to be prepared; to be arranged; to be done; to be in order; to be put in order

together

the same age

if it is possible

to resemble each other; to resemble one another

Ainu people; the Ainu

indigo-tinged grey (gray)

affection; strong feeling of love

wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the Sea of Japan

yes

wedge (for securing objects together)

semi-Western, semi-Japanese wooden sailing boat, popular during the latter half of the Meiji period and the Taisho period

cooked rice

children's lunch box of cooked rice and a Western-style side dish (popular late Meiji and Taisho periods)

room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room

medium-sized earthenware sake cup

to compete with each other

multiple people holding the same item with their chopsticks

holding the proper state of mindfulness at the moment of death

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to become worse

Lissajous figure; Lissajous diagram

Lissajous curve

video game featuring characters from a manga, anime, movie, etc.

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

entry-level machine

ground barley; cracked barley