to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
fortune in battle; luck in war; fate as a warrior
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
judgment seat of Yama (judgement)
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
Yama; judge of the afterlife
horse-headed and ox-headed demons in the Buddhist hell
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
bride's silk floss headdress; clumps of snow (on tree branches, stones, etc.)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
to become excited; to grow lively
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
line of spears held at the ready
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
marriage ceremony; wedding
matchmaking; acting as a go-between
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
widower; divorced man not remarried; (long-term) bachelor
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
stagnation; hindrance; delay
one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono; ending play for the day; leaving a game unfinished (esp. Go)
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
Tinea translucens (species of clothes moth)