tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
don't you think?; indicates question
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
faintly; dimly; slightly; barely
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
one after another; in rapid succession
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
fat; tallow; lard; grease
orchid; Netherlands; Holland
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
glistening dew; "white dew" solar term (approx. September 8)
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
autumn breeze; fall breeze
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
strength; power; energy; military strength; army; (number of) troops
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
(ornamental) tip of a scabbard; bottom of a bargeboard or cantilever
national crisis; national disaster
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil