burying; underground installation (cables, etc.)
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
extermination; expulsion; destruction
to die; (lit.) to become earth
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
Well done!; Great!; Bravo!
what time; (lit.) which hour
long (time that has passed); old (story)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
falling on one's backside (behind, bottom); pratfall; mochi used to celebrate a child's first birthday; mochi tied to a baby's back if he starts walking before his first birthday in order to cause him to fall on his backside
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
manners; behavior; behaviour
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to lay out (a futon); to make (bed); to spread out; to postpone; to extend
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...