scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
stealthy steps; soft steps
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
to pierce through; to break through
root; joint; base; crotch
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
instant; moment; for an instant
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
for a while; for some time; for a period
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
injured person; wounded person; casualty
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
safety; welfare; well-being
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze