small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
evening; early night hours
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
thunderstorm; thundershower
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to squeeze out; to wring out
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to crumble away; to collapse
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
Mie Prefecture (Kinki area)
faculty of letters; college of letters; school of humanities
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
magazine; journal; periodical