head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to raise one's voice; to shout
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to order; to command; to appoint
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
both hands; both arms; ten
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate