klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
sanity; consciousness; soberness
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to be transparent; to show through
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
wild species (as opposed to domesticated species)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
thereupon; shortly thereafter
kanji used to represent syllables, based on their "kun" readings (prior to the advent of kana)
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
is something that; is that which
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to jar; to creak; to grate
busy; having no time (for)
to pull down; to haul down
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
how many people; a number of people
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
good; goodness; right; virtue