safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at first; in the beginning; originally
righteousness; justice; right
to be elegant; to be graceful; to be refined
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
vast (ocean, desert, etc.); boundless; vague (e.g. memories); unclear; rampant (weeds, etc.); running wild
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
wild fox; (arch.) mythical fox spirit capable of possessing people
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to (physically) force someone to sit down
every person; every mouth; every entrance
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
village headman (esp. in the Kanto region)
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
wealthy person; millionaire
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration