to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
feeling; sense; impression
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
in comparison to; rather than
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
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)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart