groundless rumor; groundless rumour
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
mountain road; mountain trail
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
distant; remote; isolated
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
heavy sweating; a great deal of sweat
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
round, wooden container for cooked rice
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
tissue paper; facial tissue; paper handkerchief
round, wooden container for cooked rice
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
technique; art; skill; move
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
wainscoting; wainscotting; wood paneling