rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
third stage; three stages
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
larger section (of village)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
question; inquiry; enquiry
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
weak point; unskillfulness
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
many; a lot; much; multitude
torii; Shinto shrine archway
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section