bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
and then; and so; and; so then
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
strong interaction; strong force
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
study; diligence; discount; reduction
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
such ... as; or some such
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
stairs; stairway; staircase
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation