to slap; to strike; to spank
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
two ways (e.g. of interpreting a word); two kinds; two types
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
newly-built ship; new boat
new; newly made; newly-built ship; new boat; unmarried woman of about 20; newly-married woman
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
pilgrim's song; pilgrim's hymn; song in praise of the Buddha
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
a short while ago; already
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face