(distant) howling; backbiting
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
way; method; means; resource; course
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
hire (charge); rent; charge; fare; fee; freight
different room; another room; separate rooms
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
relatively; comparatively
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
calls and sounds made by insects
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
way of talking; speaking style
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
carefree; free from worry