to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
station; office; guardroom
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
artificial hill (in a garden)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; victimizing
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
mouth of a (sword) sheath
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery