falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
in the morning; during the morning
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
hundred days; lengthy time
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
every evening; every night
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
infant; baby; little child
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
retelling (of a tale, legend, etc.)
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
family; relatives; dependents; household
romantic story; colorful story; colourful story; highly embellished story
strange disease; rare disease
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation