white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
dwelling; house; residence; address
to live; to reside; to inhabit
before the gate; in front of the gate
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
to lead into; to draw into
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
open; spacious; extensive
wicker(work) (cane, rattan) chair
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to surround; to crowd around
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)