to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
inattention; absent-mindedness
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
ripple (on water); wavelet
just one person; only one
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to run up to; to rush over
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
the same generation; coeval
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
cat-eye style (in makeup); (lit.) eyes of a cat
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled