trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
tree cricket (Oecanthus longicauda)
bill; handbill; flyer; flier; leaflet; poster
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
succession; continuation; series; sequence
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; hanger-on; follower; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
cesspool; sink; manure sink
bad news traveling fast; ill news spreading like wildfire
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
coarse; rough; crude; raw; unrefined
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
to play (a stringed instrument)
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; outdoors (non-greenhouse cultivation of crops); teahouse garden
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to start singing (of birds, etc.)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
famous sword; excellent sword
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statue placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
red blanket; country bumpkin
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
uphill path; path or slope that becomes slowly steeper
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
mountain road; mountain trail
plain; plateau; tableland
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis