to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
triangle; triangular shape
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
proceeding quickly; flying (of time); rapidly; (arch.) running quickly (of a horse)
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
water vein; underground stream of water; waterway
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue