to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
dilapidated house; deserted house
staying up all night; all-night vigil
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
vacant house; unoccupied house
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
weak point; unskillfulness
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to be helpful; to be useful
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
to be caught; to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to capture
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand