cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
even if not; even without
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
torii; Shinto shrine archway
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to slide down; to slip down
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
anything and everything; just about everything
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to be burned out (of one's home)
vague; obscure; vast; boundless