to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
shoji with an oil-treated screen (for increased water resistance)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
soft, light rustling (e.g. leaves in the wind)
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
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
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
while; during; while; although; all; both
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official