woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
in the end; on top of that
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
cricket (Gryllidae spp.); (arch.) any insect that chirps in autumn
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to forebode; to have a presentiment
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
secret; private; surreptitious
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home