wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
white-naped crane (Grus vipio)
will not do; do not; does not
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to escape from; to get out
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
intellectual class; educated class; intelligentsia
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage
cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
to be mixed in with; to blend with
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
syllable repetition (indicating plurals)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
ancient Shinto music and dancing
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
dusk; nightfall; twilight
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to swarm; to crowd; to flock together
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
people; citizens; subjects; folk
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
party; set; gang; company; person