fertile shoot of field horsetail; wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings)
embankment made of earth; bank; levee
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
armed forces; military; troops
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
this and that; one thing or another
cloud floating in a spring sky
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
diaphragm; vicinity of the diaphragm
self-styled humanitarian; person acting under the pretence of chivalry while participating in gangs and engaging in gambling
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
arm disability; someone with disabled arms
talk; story; conversation
height (of summer, party, etc.); (in) full swing
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
wood (for building); lumber; timber
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)