moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
to ask a high price; to overcharge
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; fervently; intently
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
than; from; out of; except; but; more
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
to jump at; to be attracted by
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key