to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
left side; left-hand side
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to check; to stop; to keep back
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
otherwise; or else; if not
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
freshly grated (e.g. daikon)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
summer clothes; summer wear; summer uniform
gentle; mild; meek; tender
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
suitcase; trunk; trunk (of a car); boot; (trunk) line
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.