decoration; ornament; trimmings
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to stop walking; to pause
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to lean against; to set against
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
practice; practising; training; study
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)