to comb down; to smooth down
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
field of flowers; flower garden; field of alpine flowers; fantasy; delusion
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
very small; tiny; insignificant
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
cheap article; poor-quality article
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
accompanying note; postscript
appearance; figure; shape; form
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
several minutes; a few minutes
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
extremely busy; short-handed; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to ignore one's own shortcomings; to shut one's eyes to one's own faults; to act hypocritically
everything; anything; nothing
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
supply; provision; raising; procurement