village; hamlet; countryside; country
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
single word; a few words; brief comment
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
lull (e.g. in the rain); break
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
silence; stillness; quietness
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to cramp; to be cramped; to get a cramp (in)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
and yet; though; when; in spite of
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)