snake; serpent; large snake
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
considerably; fairly; quite
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
in that way; like that; that way
creation; generation; formation; derivation
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
front kick (esp. martial arts)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
imagination; supposition; guess
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
edge of the eaves; house frontage
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)