trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
step; stride; counter for steps
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be found; to be discovered
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
sword; blade; single stroke
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)