to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
most of all; extremely; supremely
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
stealthy steps; soft steps
to face on; to look out on to
shoji (paper sliding door)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
servant; manservant; menial
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
social withdrawal (in schizophrenia); autosynnoia; social isolation; autism
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
relation; relative; kind; cordial
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
with a start; with a jump
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
to half-rise to one's feet
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages