bamboo sheath; bamboo peel
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to look askance (at); to look contemptuously; to look down on; (arch.) to cast an amorous glance at
speed of a boat; draft; draught
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
(dead) end; end of the line
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
in earnest; single-minded; with intense concentration; one and only; unique
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to be very shrewd; to be highly intelligent; to be very smart
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
attendance (at school); going to school
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
severely; harshly; utterly; terribly
indulging in every possible luxury
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
dusk; nightfall; twilight
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
cracking; splitting; ripping; crashing; creaking; groaning
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided