fat; tallow; lard; grease
bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun); Indonesia
distant peals (thunder); distant roar (sea)
louse (esp. a sucking louse); lice
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
composition (of music); setting; writing music
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
Sumida River (in Tokyo); Sumidagawa
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
low dining table; tea table
different form; different shape
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
separation; divorce; severing of connections
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
grumbling; muttering; complaining; moaning
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
fire lit on a boat to lure fish at night
woman so glamorous as to bring ruin to a country (castle) as its king (lord) is captivated by her beauty; femme fatale
(someone's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
beautiful woman; pretty girl
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
privately-made (esp. postcard, mailing card, etc.); commercially-made; non-government; unofficial
civilized person; civilized people