back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
man; male; masculine gender
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to perceive; to understand
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
fluorescent color; fluorescent colour
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
type of sōmen made without added oil; specialty of Miyagi prefecture, usu. eaten in broth, esp. warm in winter
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
mature in age and wisdom; middle-aged
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
silver; senior citizen; pensioner
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
-less; lacking; non-existing
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster (childish term)
snake; serpent; large snake
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
to overflow from something full
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
release; emission; ejection
outside of; not covered by
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
life; living; I; me; student