to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to become empty; to be emptied
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
fault; dislocation; gap; discrepancy
along; parallel to; in accordance with
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
being on duty; person on duty
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
last night; yesterday evening
book or scroll that has been handed down through generations; book of secrets; delivering a letter
letter; missive; note; mail
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
by today; before the day is over