letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
in the meanwhile; during the time
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to doze off; to nod off; to snooze
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
outside world; physical world
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); -ing
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to throw on the fire; to burn
(governmental) branch office; subprefecture
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
acting shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to be conspicuous; to stand out