relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
slimy; slippery; (moving) slowly
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
length (of an animal); body length
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
big snake; (large) serpent
honorific/polite/humble prefix
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
being a mystery (due to conflicting testimony); being unknown; (lit.) in a grove
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
enough is enough; no further!
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
stairs; stairway; staircase
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to tumble down; to roll down
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to fall off; to tumble down
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion