woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
surely (not); certainly (not)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
directions; instructions; orders; command
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
distress; anguish; mental suffering
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
corridor; hallway; passageway
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
workshop; studio; atelier
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
dozens; scores of; decades
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable