or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
that's the way it is; such is life
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
pica (eating disorder); atomic bomb
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
the same night; that night
will not do; do not; does not
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
door; gate; opening; title page
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
pregnancy; conception; gestation
the treasure that is children; child
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
inside; interior; inner part
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout