joint; seam; joining point
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
how long; how much; to what extent
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
such ... as; or some such
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to rise; to erect; to get up
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
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
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to be transparent; to show through
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to be stiff; to be starchy
to push aside; to brush aside
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble