deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
small door which leads into a tea ceremony hut
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
pronunciation; production of sound
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
it is I who should say so
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing