on a floor; above floor level
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to be contented; to be at ease
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
old poem (esp. waka); old song
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
to finish reading; to read through
paintings and calligraphic works
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
renga (early Japanese poetry form); linked verse; poetic dialogue
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
directly; in person; firsthand
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to crouch; to squat; to cower
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate