the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to employ; to hire; to charter
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
government office; public office
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
to get late; to advance; to wear on
theatre; theater; playhouse
determination; resolution
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
older sister and younger brother
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
negotiations; discussions; connection