to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to smile (at); to grin (at)
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
to know (a person); to think
(only) one option; one possible choice
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
sending home; repatriation; deportation
infantry; infantryman; foot soldier
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
foreign enemy; outside invader
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
penetration; permeation; transmission
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)