to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to rise; to erect; to get up
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
in the morning; during the morning
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
match; game; bout; contest
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
Leo (constellation); the Lion
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice