mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to get scarce; to run short
valley; ravine; glen; gorge
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
the other day; a few days ago
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
heating; application of heat
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
resentment; indignation; anger
infant; baby; little child
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to give the stamp of approval
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
smelling of earth; rustic
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
(arch.) discarding; (arch.) abandoning; casting off one's attachments (in Zen)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much