deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
dignity; majesty; dignified manner
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
cross (used in a crucifixion)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
every person; each one; everybody
secret; private; surreptitious
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to open; to unfold; to spread out
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to be nappy; to be disheveled (hair); to shudder
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit
discovery; detection; finding
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
in this way; along these lines; similarly
the other night; a few nights ago
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
one after another; in succession; in a row
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out