liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)
wainscoting; wainscotting; wood paneling
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
old name for a cave cricket; even though; despite; even more
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
grated daikon; daikon grater
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
operation plan; scheme of operations; plan of campaign
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
before the gate; in front of the gate
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; Shinriki (variety of rice)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
scrupulous; careful; meticulous
petty thief; pilferer; sneak thief
escape; excelling; prominence
one's course; one's path; one's road
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
brown rat (Rattus norvegicus); common rat; dark grey (colour, color); dark gray; secret evil-doer
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
detour; circumvention; turning movement
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman