ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
requisition; commandeering; conscription
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
transport; transportation
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
ornamental ridge-end tile
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
war; fighting; fierce competition
common reed (Phragmites australis)
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
marshland; wetland; swampland
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
traveling alone and with little luggage (travelling)
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
hunchback; humpback; crookback
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable