caw caw (cry of a crow); crow
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
long (time that has passed); old (story)
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
since; henceforth; ever since
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
three; three years of age
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
pale; pallid; bluish-white
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
small; little; fine; (arch.) fine pattern
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
Hansen's disease; leprosy; leper
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
two classes; double; two sets
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
these days; now; recently