sunlight; rays of the Sun
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
in that manner; like that
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
two times; twice; two degrees
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
tenth day of the month; ten days
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to be born; to come into the world
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
on the occasion of; at the time of
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
one-by-one; separately; in detail
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board