to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
fields (of rice and other crops)
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
appearance of a house; style of a house
straw-thatching; straw-thatched roof
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile