gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to be turned up; to be turned inside out; to ride up; to be lifted (e.g. by wind)
lying on one's back; lying face upward; lying supine
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
skill; dexterity; master hand
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
neighbouring house; neighboring house
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
closing (properly); shutting; firmness; tightness; carefulness (with money); economy
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self