to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
street at night; making a night journey
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
(small) red dragonfly; darter (dragonfly of genus Sympetrum, esp. the autumn darter, Sympetrum frequens)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
silver cock's comb (Celosia argentea, esp. crested cock's comb, Celosia argentea var. cristata)
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
-less; lacking; non-existing
sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
travelling alone; solitary journey
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with