stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
Japanese (people, language, style)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
thread-sail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer); skinning (an animal); stripping (a tree of its bark); barking
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
pride; boast; credit (to)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
(arch.) to spin; (arch.) to revolve; to be dizzy; to feel faint; to bustle about
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track