branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
ago; since; before; previous
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to live; to reside; to inhabit
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
fletcher; arrow maker; fletching; arrow-making
to stop walking; to pause
here and there; in places
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
people; citizens; subjects; folk
untouched; unused; intact
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
alteration; falsification; faking
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch