moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
freshly cut; freshly tailored; tree cut to specified length, especially for corners of a kemari court
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
loose; slack; gentle; easy; lenient; liberal
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
yatsuhashi; cinnamon-seasoned rice flour cracknel (local delicacy in Kyoto); zigzag bridge
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
common gull (Larus canus); gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to feel dizzy; to feel faint; to spin; to revolve; to twirl
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice