blur; (color) bleed; bleeding; running (e.g. of paint)
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
small insect; midge; vermicule
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
to be erected; to be built
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
flour; powder (for polishing, dusting, etc.)
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
wiping paper (esp. for swords)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
minute; fine; detailed; subtle
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
application (of ointment, etc.); coating
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
softly; mildly; gently; politely
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)