to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
on the way back; returning
dampness; humidity; moisture
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
first "horse day" in any lunar month, but esp. the second lunar month; traditional day for worship at "fox deity" shrines
evening; early night hours
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
river fish; freshwater fish
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case