open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
to approach; to draw near
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
night cold; chill of night; cold night
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to drop; to light; to kindle; to make tea
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
to warm oneself at the fire
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
information; news; report; reward; retribution
escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling