mayfly; ephemerality (of life); (arch.) dragonfly
surface; appearances; exterior
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
long ago; a long time ago; already
mountain stream; mountain torrent
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf akebia; akebi; fruit of the akebia
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)