lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
mason; stonemason; stonecutter
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
three; three years of age
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast