the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
random pounding (e.g. on a drum)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
tanuki drumming on their stomachs
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
in the same way as; just like
the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns
an inch ahead; the immediate future
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
being settled; coming to a conclusion
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
opinion; intention; thought
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little