to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
covered in mud; mud-caked
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
railway line operated by the Ministry of Railways; city electric train operated by the Ministry of Railways
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person; hobo; bum
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
very small; tiny; insignificant
earthenware; porcelain; china; Seto ware; ceramic ware from Seto (Aichi Prefecture)
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
older brother and younger sister
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
older sister; lass; young lady
trembling voice; quavering voice
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
far away in the distance; in the far distance
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
caterpillar track; continuous track
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
triumphant return; returning in triumph
winner; victor; conqueror
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
to stop (plug) one's ears
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
infant; baby; little child