moisture; humidity; dampness
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
how; in what way; by what means
to collect; to assemble; to gather
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
groundwater; underground water
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
eight (long cylindrical things)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
ancestor spirit; ancestral soul; spirits of one's ancestors; collective ancestral spirit; (in Japanese folk belief) spirits of one's ancestors that have lost their individual identity and merged together
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
Zipangu (the name for Japan used by Marco Polo)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
water's edge; waterside; shore
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
uncommon; extraordinary (in relation to human characteristics)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
had better ...; had better not ...
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)