anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
shaku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 ml; shaku; traditional unit of area, approx. 0.033 meters square
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
so; therefore; and; (and) then
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to make something resound
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
settlement; permanent residency
Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
rice porridge made by simmering cooked rice in a seasoned broth, often containing vegetables, fish, etc. (usu. made from leftovers)
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
sword bean (Canavalia gladiata)
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
trifling matter; urination; urine
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo