tail (animal); tail end; tip
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
all night long; all through the night
not sleeping a wink; wide awake all night; without moving
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
headache inducing; vexing
I see; that's right; indeed
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
in the following manner; as follows
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)