collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
affectionate father; loving father
spinning mill; filature; thread-manufacturing plant; silk mill
beginning; outset; first; onset
gold lettering; gilt letters
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
war; campaign; battle; (arch.) unpaid work (ritsuryō system); (arch.) forced labor
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
500-man battalion (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to lead a life; to live a life
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
to be intimate with; to befriend
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
anything and everything; just about everything
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner