(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
trap door; removable floor boards
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to stretch (unbend) oneself
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
covered in mud; mud-caked
to take a breath; to take a short rest
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
concerning; per; on account of
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
renunciation; self-abnegation
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
index finger; forefinger; second toe