cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
rope; cord; policeman's rope
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
red cap; (railway) porter; redcap
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
remaining; left-over; excess
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
slim; slender; slight; delicate
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
vitality; energy; dynamism
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
letter; missive; note; mail
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)