tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to be surprised; to be astonished
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
street with houses lined up only on one side
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
neighbourhood; neighborhood
shopping; purchased goods
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
ragman; junkman; garbage man
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
the same as always; day after day
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after