sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
Nicolai; Nicolais; Nikolai; Nikolais
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
before the gate; in front of the gate
covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head; feigning ignorance; shutting one's eyes (to)
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
young girl; lass; adolescent female
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
nap; doze; short sleep; staringly; fixedly
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to ascertain; to check; to make sure