lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
God; god; ace; king; superior person
instant; moment; for an instant
fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to look around; to survey
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
restraint; being exclusively absorbed in something
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
shallow hat with a round top (looking like a half manjū)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono
near; close; beside; third person
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
À bout de souffle (French film, 1959); Breathless
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to jump at; to be attracted by
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer