to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
countermeasure; counter-measure
to think of; to come up with
to turn towards; to point
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
manservant employed by a samurai (Edo period)
playful literature originating from haiku
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
before long; in a few days
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation