hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
male diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.); fisherman
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
weight; heavyweight boxer
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
four (long cylindrical things)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
cheep cheep; tweet tweet; gently (moving)
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
suede; leather using the underside of the skin; piece of leather on the underside of a bag, purse, etc.
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed