to watch over; to watch attentively
outside of; not covered by
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
red-lacquered sword sheath
tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryo period); tax in kind; mediocrity
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
complete change; about-face
large and wide; peaceful and calm
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
in terms of; from the point of view of
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
not worth (getting angry about, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked