restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
although; but; even though; I wish that
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era
to be astonished; to be amazed
pronunciation; production of sound
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
casting; cast-metal object
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to build (a nest); to nest
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
tail (animal); tail end; tip
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; often
to trample; to crush underfoot
to die; to lay down life's burden
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
cardueline finch (any finch of subfamily Carduelinae, esp. the Eurasian siskin, Carduelis spinus)
Oriental greenfinch (Carduelis sinica)
varied tit (species of titmouse, Poecile varius)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray