severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
large, perforated, turnip-shaped arrowhead cover made of Japanese bigleaf magnolia or paulownia; harmless arrow affixed with such a cover (that whistles when shot and is used to drive off evil spirits)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
turnip-shaped whistle made of hollowed-out wood or deer horn (attached to an arrow to sound when fired); arrow with such a whistle attached
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
adds force or indicates command
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
consequence; outcome; result; blame
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
calm; composed; cool; quiet
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to order; to command; to appoint
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
this occasion; at this time; now
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof