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)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward
counter for doses of medicine, etc.
and (also); both ... and; as well as
one's real father; natural father; biological father
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
married woman; another's wife
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
that day; the very same day
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
established (certain) fact
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
simplicity; brevity; letter; note; bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); simplified Chinese character
coarse; rough; crude; raw; unrefined
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to do something without any particular intention or mind to do so
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
feeling depressed; feeling gloomy; feeling downhearted
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
this is why; this means; it is the case that
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage