dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
half a ken (3 shaku, approx. 0.91m)
reduction by half; halving
hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
even if; even though; however; no matter how
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm