soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
very much; exceedingly; extremely
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
weak point; unskillfulness
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
with curious eyes; curiously
the way one works; one's working manner
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
March; third month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)