secretary; councillor; councilor
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
creek; waterway (including irrigation or drainage canal)
being on the verge of starvation; being about to starve
food to fill one's stomach; something to satisfy one's hunger
wheat straw; barley straw
to do (indicating contempt for other person's actions)
Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ...
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
to live fast (and recklessly)
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
on bad terms; at loggerheads
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
to grumble about something (trivial)
to escape death; to be saved from death
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
three days and three nights
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering