pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
white person; whitey; honkie
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
lucky-dip bag; grab bag; mystery package (with a variety of articles possibly worth more than the purchase price)
rice-bran bag (used for scrubbing the skin when bathing)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
single word; a few words; brief comment
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)