to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to fail; to slip up; to make a botch job (of)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
great success; happy result; good result
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
cloth dyed in a dappled pattern; pattern of white spots; dapples; mochi containing red bean paste; (arch.) fawn
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
night owl; nighthawk; late bird; to stay up late; to keep late hours
some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...