how long; how much; to what extent
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to be surprised; to be astonished
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
scattered animal feed; ground bait
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
after a long time; for the first time in a while
deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
feeling; sense; impression
it is not (like that) either
to stretch (unbend) oneself
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness