very short and stout; small but quite wide around
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
pillbug; pill bug; woodlouse; sowbug; sow bug; slater
death in battle; death on the battlefield
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
rosary; string of prayer beads
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
while alive; during one's lifetime
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant