bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
light emanating from a sword; shimmering of a sword
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
silence; stillness; quietness
silence; stillness; quietness
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
dry riverbed; river beach
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; neighborhood; neighbourhood
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
village; hamlet; countryside; country
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
corridor; hallway; passageway
(pair of) wooden doors in the interior of a home; door to a pavilion in a Heian period palace
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
sampling food; tasting; trying
open verandah; open veranda
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to call out; to ask someone to come
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
fast-talking; rapid talking
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
rather; better; instead; if anything
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)