taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
flour; meal; powder; dust
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided); dead rubber
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
interval; break; pause; spare moment
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
towering; astonishingly high
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
March; third month of the lunar calendar
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to lie deep in; to extend far back
Japanese bindweed (Calystegia japonica)
small cabbage white butterfly (Pieris rapae)
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
to run about; to rush about
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
accident at sea; maritime accident
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
hokora; small wayside shrine
rain and wind; driving rain
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate