decisive battle of brief duration
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
existence; possession; having; limited company
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
drawing water; black cotton hat (used as a prop)
mushrooming; mushroom picking; mushroom gathering
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
villager; village folk; countryfolk
food expenses; cost of one's board
to run around; to bustle about
just past noon; afternoon
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
mishap; misfortune; calamity; ominous word; ill-omened word
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
emphasizes direct object of action
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage