to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
shoji (paper sliding door)
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
to complete one's journey
covered in mud; mud-caked
rice cracker seasoned with soy sauce; salty rice cracker
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
persimmons mellowed in a sake cask
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
a long time ago; long before now
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
neighbourhood; neighborhood
small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
framework (for a mud-plastered wall)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
bravery; courage; heroism
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
knowing; (an) acquaintance
infancy; childhood; tender age
to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise; to underestimate