to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
bogwood; bog oak; obscurity; fig
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to bow slightly; to make a slight bow
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
lately; recently; nowadays
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
retainer; retinue; servant
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to not believe one's ears
place; room; margin; scope
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
composed and unhurried; easygoing and leisurely; in indolence