moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
common reed (Phragmites australis)
(arch.) to grow; (arch.) to spring up; to cut (teeth)
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
here and there; in places
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
one's possessions; ownership
return of something; repayment
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
straight-forwardness; honesty; purity
rustic; country bumpkin; ruffian; unrefined person; non-politician; non-government person
duty; obligation; responsibility
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
stopping at; going no further than
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
reserve and consideration (to others)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
king; monarch; ruler; champion
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
calm; composed; leisurely
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
fortunetelling (as an occupation)
transient life; ephemeral existence
passer-by; traveler; traveller
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
theater proprietor; theatre proprietor; producer
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
defense (of oneself); defence (of oneself); explanation