nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
late at night; at a late hour
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
complete; whole; perfect; safe
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
melancholy; gloom; depression
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to discuss; to talk together
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to burst open; to pop; to split