plaster or mortar-covered wall
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to cower in fear; to be scared; to be nervous
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
to push aside; to shove aside; to rake away (leaves)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
earmuffs (for protection against cold); ear warmers
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
covering one's head with a handkerchief, scarf, etc.; tying a cloth around one's head
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
with no effort at all; easily
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
just as one was told; like she (he) said
to become completely chilled
to be exhausted; to be worn out
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
red-berried elder (Sambucus racemosa subsp. sieboldiana); Japanese elderberry
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)