to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
nothing but; except; no more than
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
13th day (of the moon); the night of the 13th day of 9th lunar month
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
haikai (collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.); haikai no renga (humorous, often vulgar style of renga which emerged in the 16th century); absurd; comical
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
proposal; proposition; suggestion
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
garden; trees and flowers in a garden
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
being rampant; domination
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration