leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
all but dead; half killed
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
fishing stand; small portable stand that can be assembled quickly; stand used to transport people or things (Edo period)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
physical examination (given at conscription)
youth; young man who has reached adulthood (conscription age)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
article; news story; report; account
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
workman; enterpriser; schemer
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter