to gather; to collect; to assemble
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
frost columns; ice needles
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
going to Tokyo; going east
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
companion; company; tritagonist
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
to let slip; to slide; to glide
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
at first; in the beginning; originally
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
force of a fire; force of flames
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there