silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
to come and go; to go back and forth
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
playing to the gallery; showing off; pretence; surface preparation (for painting); scraping a surface clean
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
two-way; bidirectional; interactive
research; study; investigation
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
nothing but; none other than
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
cracks or fissures in the ground
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
old friend; old acquaintance
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
sense of relief; feeling of relief
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
disclosure; exposure; revelation
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
hydration; rehydration; to hydrate; to rehydrate; to moisturize
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests