promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
mountain range; mountain belt
successfully; with success
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
Cryptotympana facialis (species of cicada)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to understand; to be satisfied; to be convinced
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to keep to oneself (secret, etc.)
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved