to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
for show; for appearance's sake; ostentatiously; to look good
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
connection; link; relationship
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
several years; a few years
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
falling over; toppling sideways
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
inheritance; something given or received
about this time; about now
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
part; portion; glimpse; bit
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of