several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
counter for birds or rabbits
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
wedge-shaped; cuneate; cuneiform
flash (of light); glint; schiller
(how) many times; (how) often
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
accurate; correct; precise; exact
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
defense; defence; protection
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
half the body; half length
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
to take flight; to disappear
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
way (of doing); manner; method; means
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
artifice; wiles; trickery; art of a courtesan (esp. for seducing or deceiving customers); coquetry
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering