horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
question; inquiry; enquiry
defile; narrow path; bottleneck; impasse
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
the other day; lately; recently
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
mountain road; mountain trail
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
shoe sore; foot blister (caused by shoes)
Japanese thrush (Turdus cardis)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to complain about; to grumble; to make an excuse for
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
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
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
letter (of alphabet); character
nice; likeable; desirable
to half-rise to one's feet
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
charcoal; charred remains
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic