some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
naked eye; the physical eye
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
forgetting; lapse of memory
highway route (Edo period); main route
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
endless; boundless; everlasting
disturbance; riot; mayhem
in order; in turn; one by one
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed