cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
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)
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
Poaceae (family comprising the true grasses); Gramineae
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to intervene; to stop (something)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
small grain; small stature or ability
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
let's do it; I (we) are going to do it
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
postwar period; period after Second World War
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
stranger; tramp; wanderer
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up