to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to smile broadly; to grin widely
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
two (long cylindrical things)
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
considerably; greatly; a lot
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
lonely or uninhabited valley
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
to jar; to creak; to grate
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
unruly horse; unmanageable horse; unbroken horse
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
had better ...; had better not ...
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
regular meeting; ordinary Diet session
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to be able to manage somehow or another
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
mountain top; summit; peak
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
to begin to bloom; to come out