to head home; to leave for home
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
cave; cavern; den; grotto
limestone cave; limestone cavern
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
stagnation; hindrance; delay
in that way; like that; that way
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to call a person's attention (to)
stifled (laughter); simmering
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
right side; right-hand side
the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire
unusual appearance; extraordinary countenance; striking features
left side; left-hand side
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
to be common (of people); to be found everywhere
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
part; portion; glimpse; bit
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to search for; to seek for; to look for
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation