to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
low (level, value, price, etc.)
moreover; besides; in addition; on top of; to make matters worse
protective cover on a clog
geta for wear in dry weather
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
short and stout; small but wide around
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
Karafuto (Japanese name for Sakhalin)
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
than; other than; except; but
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
right (to do something); authority; power
oil bottle (esp. for hair oil); oilcup; font (in an oil lamp)
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
sharp-sidelong glance; glare
arrogant; haughty; insolent
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
slight; thin; on the weak side
kindness; intimacy; friendship
trifling; little; few; slight
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
warehouse style; house built like a kura, with the walls covered in mud; building a kura storehouse; someone who builds kura storehouses
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than