blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to speak; to hear a voice
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
stimulating; exciting; provocative
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
mosquito larva; wriggler; maggot
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
a long time ago; in those days
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to set (sun); to become dark
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to face on; to look out on to
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl