surroundings; environs; circumference
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
third day of the month; three days
fourth day of the month; four days
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
time; season; period; phase; stage
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to mix; to stir; to blend
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently