to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom; muddy rice field
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to gaze out at; to look out over
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
overlooking; turning a blind eye
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
to become rampant; to be rife
serious illness; travails
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
old manners; old style; old school (of art)
mass for the dead; Buddhist service held on the anniversary of someone's death
Yamaguchi (city, prefecture)
Shakyamuni triad; Gautama triad; image of Shakyamuni (Gautama) Buddha flanked by two attendants
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)