to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
scratch; scrape; abrasion
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
unkempt hair; disheveled hair; tousled hair
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
curly hair; kinky hair; frizzy hair
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
consequence; outcome; result; blame
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
gasping; breathing heavily
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
chopping board; cutting board
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
detour; circumvention; turning movement
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
mist net (fine mesh for capturing small birds)
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious