to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to extend (building); to build on
to face on; to look out on to
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
at that time; in those days
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
one thin flat object; one sheet
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
close to the wall; alongside the wall
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus)
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear