path through forest; woodland path; logging road
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
first-rate; finest quality; the best
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
with a bump (esp. of a head hitting something); with a clonk; with a clank
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
manners; behavior; behaviour
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains; bragging; conceit; braggart
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
honorific affix; honorific prefix
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
shading; (colour) gradation; kumadori; style of kabuki makeup used for violent roles
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out