salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to crouch; to squat; to cower
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to gain weight; to put on weight
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
scratch; scrape; abrasion
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)