to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
difficult to ...; hard to ...
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
each house; every house; many houses
almost; roughly; approximately
handicraft; industrial art object
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
curious; strange; unusual
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
isn't it; right?; you know?
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to jump from one thing to another
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up