in the open; the open air
like this; this sort; this way
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
standard; basis; principle
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
light; faint; pale; fleeting
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
sharply; harshly; stingingly
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
cave; cavern; den; grotto
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
drying place; drying ground
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family