bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
north entrance; north exit
great war; great battle; world war
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
breaking off; snapping off
tenement house; row house
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
menial; meanness; servility; abject
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi