the other day; some time ago; recently
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
outsider; someone outside of a group
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
natural; intrinsic; from birth
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
footwear (esp. outdoor shoes, as opposed to slippers, etc.); footgear
etc.; et cetera; and so on
arrangement of stones in a garden
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to thrust into; to shove into; to push into; to drive into
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
stone hut; rock chamber; tomb; stone burial chamber
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to push (something) against
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed