hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
being dotted with; being scattered
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
scene; spectacle; sight; view
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
to gather; to collect; to assemble
unknown; obscure; insignificant
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to dye; to colour; to color
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
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.)
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to lie down; to throw oneself down
wheat straw; barley straw
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
after all; because; but; even; too; as well