by sheer strength; by brute force
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
stairs; stairway; staircase
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
hokora; small wayside shrine
waist; girth; measurement around waist
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to close (one's eyes); to shut
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)