to pluck; to pick; to tear
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
without preparation; off the cuff; unreserved; without restraint; beginning; start
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
action; operation; effect; function
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
pale; pallid; bluish-white
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe