caricature; cartoon; comics
birds and wild animals; wildlife
pity; sorrow; grief; misery
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
fish balls; fish dumplings
to jump up and down; to hop
sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis altivelis); ayu
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to close (one's eyes); to shut
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
now; the present time; just now; another; more
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations