to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
second day of the month; two days
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
aimlessly; without a goal
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
to approach; to draw near
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
near; close by; within reach; familiar
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
settlement; permanent residency
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
many; much; plenty; hardly
rain and wind; driving rain
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief