sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
to hold fast to one's ways; to be overly conservative; to not get with the times; (lit.) to guard the tree stub
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to make lively; to enliven; to make exciting
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
sword hilt; decorative hilt
principal; main; important; fashionable
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to crumble away; to collapse
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
festival merrymaking; revelry
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
passion; temper; irritability
explosion; rupture; break off
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
foolish face; stupid look on one's face
exemplar; model; example; pattern
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
standing position (working, sex, etc.); erect position; upright position
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
in one's own way or style
bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)