common snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
wheat straw; barley straw
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
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 crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
sales promotion; hard selling
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)