mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
overanxiety; needless worry
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
as far as the eye can see
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
here and there; in places
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
to accompany; to follow; to assemble (necessary items); to prepare
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
dreary; bleak; lonely; lonesome; desolate
thatching; thatch; thatched roof
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
capture (of a suspect, criminal, etc.); arrest
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
suspicious-looking; fishy
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
preparation; arrangements
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata)
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
venomous snake; poisonous snake
shadow of a bird; sighting of a bird
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
to be confused; to be baffled; to be dumbfounded; to be bewildered; (lit.) to be bewitched by a fox
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable