shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
warrior monks from Enryaku temple at Mt. Hiei in Kyoto
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
sharp eyes and ears used for collecting information far and wide; having the acumen and shrewd discernment gained by widely-collected information; being well-versed on a subject; books which broaden our knowledge
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
townsfolk; resident (of a town); merchant
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
earnestly; immediately; exactly
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)