parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to force one's way through
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to sweep together; to rake up; to gather up; to drag towards oneself; to pull nearer
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
sitting with one's legs out to one side
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to slap; to strike; to spank
sneeze; spoken twice in response to someone sneezing as a charm against an early death