treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to take off one's clothes; to undress
otherwise; if not; or else
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
even if; even though; however; no matter how
very; extremely; excessively
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
older brother; elder brother
book; volume; this; present; main; head
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
number of persons; personnel
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
dignity; majesty; sanctity
human rights; civil liberties
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
tension; mental strain; nervousness
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
rope; cord; policeman's rope