within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
windfall; piece of good luck
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
that; the matter in question
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
head; lead; vanguard; first
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to be silent; to say nothing
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
loach stew; loaches boiled in soy sauce with stewed eggs and slivered burdock root
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
while; during (the time when)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision