to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
cruelty; hard-heartedness
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
to thrust away; to send flying
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to stop (doing something); to cease; to leave as is; to leave alone; to exclude; to except
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
permanent staff; permanent employee; service for a fixed period of time; (arch.) daimyo or feudal retainer who lived and/or served in Edo for a fixed period of time (Edo period)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
front; frontage; facade; main
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
top of the head; crown of the head
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
as a god; as was done in the age of the gods
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
(arch.) Chinese bamboo; (arch.) bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.)
Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; madake; Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
to allot; to distribute; to lay out; to divide among; to assign