entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
night attack; nocturnal assault
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
storehouse; warehouse; godown
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
hostile nature; inimical character
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to run around; to bustle about
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to run about; to rush about
one-by-one; separately; in detail
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge