woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
from here; from this place
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
detour; circumvention; turning movement
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
in that way; thus; so; so?
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)