to roll up; to be rolled up
loud laughter; hearty laugh
to scatter away; to vanish
battlefield; battleground
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
shoji (paper sliding door)
to rattle; to be bumpy; to be shaky; to be unsteady
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
raised tatami-floored seating area (usu. in a Japanese restaurant); small separate dining room
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
galvanized sheet iron; galvanised sheet iron
thatched cottage; hovel; my humble cottage
quiet; peaceful; tranquil
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
going to and fro; back and forth
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety