kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
decoration; ornament; trimmings
here and there; in places
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
door; gate; opening; title page
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
again; once more; a second time
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
imagination; supposition; guess
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
to turn back; to go back; to repeat; to send back; to bring back; to retrace one's steps
by myself; in person; by oneself
otherwise; or else; if not
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)