(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
gurgling; babbling; murmuring (stream, brook, etc...)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
two times; twice; two degrees
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying