secret information; intelligence
groundless rumor (rumour)
groundless rumor; groundless rumour
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
mountain road; mountain trail
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
distant; remote; isolated
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to ask a high price; to overcharge
heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
round, wooden container for cooked rice
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
tissue paper; facial tissue; paper handkerchief
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer