to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to run down (stairs, etc.)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
article; news story; report; account
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
back country; remote countryside
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
remaining; left-over; excess
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to degenerate; to lapse into
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
store; reserve; stock; savings
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
(former) imperial university
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently