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
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
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
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)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
100,000,000; one hundred million
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection