empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
to get narrower; to contract
meaning; significance; sense
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
arrow with a whistle attached; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
knowing; (an) acquaintance
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
tool; implement; means; furniture
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled