mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
(not so) much; (not) very
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
true character; true heart; true spirit
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to throw (oneself); to hurl; to cast; to stir (one's feelings); to get excited; to make (one's heart) pound
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
children's song; nursery rhyme
children's song; nursery song
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
improvised; impromptu; extemporaneous; off-the-cuff; ad-lib
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignoramus
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
doubt; suspicion; hesitation; indecision
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
taiko drumming; taiko drummer; Laccotrephes japonensis (species of water scorpion)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
Japan's best; number one in Japan
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together