Imagery

Simile:
- "Japan is like a young woman who thinks too much of herself. She's bound to get herself in trouble."(pg.17)
-"He was as gentle with it as with a small child."(pg.33)
-"The painting's almost complete and part of me wants to save it, savor the last few strokes like previous drops of water."(pg.33)

Metaphor:
-"When you're well again, this period of your life will simply be a quiet memory."(pg.20)
-"The garden is a world filled with secrets."(pg.31)

Hyperbole:
-"You have brought me more than that. You have brought me the sea."(pg.42)
-"And this is Kenzo-san, he makes the best rice crackers in all of Japan."(pg.45)
-"The cold wind blew as we stood among the sea of gray stones."(pg.79

Personification:
-"Matsu opened his mouth as if to say something, but quickly swallowed the words before they came to his lips."(pg.30)
-"Matsu's garden whispers at you, never shouts; it leads you down a path hoping for more, as if everything is seen, yet hidden."(pg.31)
-"I could see shadows move about darkened doorways as we walked by."(pg.39)
-"I closed my eyes and listened as the wind softly whispered through the trees."(pg.92)
-"As my head cleared, I remembered the last thing I felt was the strong punch of the rushing water and then nothing; blackness."(pg.53)
-"He stood there solid and unmoving. His unsmiling glare cut right through me, sizing me up."(pg.110)

Onomatopoeias:
-"...thud..."(pg.99)