sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
floating fortress; warship
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
fear; dread; fright; willies
Staal; Stael; Stahl; Starr
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
competing; competition; auction
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
thousands; several thousand
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to lean against; to set against
staff with plaited paper streamers
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares