to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
moisture; humidity; dampness
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
to shed light; to cast light
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
all over; all over the place; everywhere
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
wherein; therein; thereinto
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
open; spacious; extensive
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)