fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
train of dress; trailing skirt; woman who doesn't work and only thinks about fashion
hand net; dip net; scoop net
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
woman; lady; adult female
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
plump cheeks; attractive cheeks
country living; life in the country; country life
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
year of a person's birth; number of years since one's birth; age
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
drifting cloud; floating cloud; instability
severe wound; serious wound; gash
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
centrally placed troops (usu. under general's direct command)
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
spring day; spring sunlight
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
(short) rest; breather; break
billow; surge; large wave
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to take; to catch; to capture
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn