all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
opposite side; opposition
priest; (arch.) member of one of the four administrative ranks in the ritsuryo system; (arch.) government official in charge of a town, esp. in Heian Kyoto; (arch.) prominent member of a town; river boatman; captain of a riverboat; (arch.) (medieval) harbor manager
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
recently; lately; these days
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
riparian works; flood-control works
few decades; many decades; several decades
bank; weir; embankment; levee
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
funeral; burial; condolence
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
mysterious power of words to alter reality
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects