thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
there is no God!; it's a cruel world; (lit.) there is no god or Buddha
a step; short distance; short time
whichever person (indefinite pronoun); everyone; every person; all
thundering; roaring; rumbling; booming
cableway; ropeway; aerial lift; cable car
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
lover; mistress; kept woman
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
to push back; to press back; to force back
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete; one wheel
driving rain; rainstorm; wind and rain
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
utterly lacking (in ability); hopeless; useless; poor
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
time; hour; period; class
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
far away in the distance; in the far distance
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
wood (for building); lumber; timber