Vocabulary

divination sign

incense

age forty; one's forties

teacher; master; mentor

sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)

(silk) gauze

order; ordering

light rain; drizzle

remora (any fish of family Echeneidae); suckerfish; sharksucker

important point (e.g. on a route)

eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.); occultation

icon

water shortage; shortage of water supply

party; group; crew; team; body

woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age

red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis); Japanese crane

group; body; party; company; troupe; gang

spout

key

powerful local clan; local strongman

domestic pigeon; feral pigeon

earthenware (ceramic) bell

stirrup

pool (in a river)

upper arm

sloppiness; carelessness; inattention; oversight

kitchen (in a restaurant)

trouble

very slow speed

very slow speed

rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail

make-up; get-up; disguise; costume

fine dog

wooden doll; wooden figure

glutinous rice

agony; anguish

kitchen knife for sashimi

trouble; harmful effect; evil influence; implication; involvement

tower; tall building; belvedere

old age; age; old people; the old; the aged; senior