to be too late; to be too slow
first thing in the morning
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
to interlace; to fit together; to combine; to mingle
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
black beard; noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
with humility (esp. of women in relation to their partner); humbly; (lit.) three steps behind
casual speech; peer language; informal language
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to collapse on the street (from illness, hunger, exhaustion, etc.); to fall down dead on the road
joint struggle; common (united) front
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to tower; to rise; to soar
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
split among friends; falling out; internal discord