thief; robber; burglar; bandit
tedious; lengthy; wordy; long-winded
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
way; method; means; resource; course
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
harvest moon (trad. 15th day of the 8th lunar month); bright moon; full moon
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
law of nature; natural law
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
thousands; several thousand
advantages and disadvantages; gain some, lose some
unselfish; selfless; disinterested
husband and wife; married couple
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
dark (color); concentrated; thick
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
bed and food; eating and sleeping
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency