to become frayed; to become loose
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
stingy; cheap; very frugal
distinctive; characteristic
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)
apron (waist-down); waist apron
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
then; well; so; well then
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
with a grin; showing a devilish smile
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
such; like that; that sort of
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
to become better; to improve
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
master; teacher; stable master