lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
two-storey house; two-story house
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
clanging; empty; deserted
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
shrine dedicated to the spirits of the war dead
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
popularization; simplification; explaining in simple language; adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese); historical novel writing
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
standard; set; routine; decided
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
while; even though; despite
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
beginning; commencement; first (one comes to); approaching; affability; approachability
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on