pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to move (house); to change residence
day of month; counter for days
being startled; getting a shock
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
whereabout; about where; how much
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
thin slice of meat or fish; (arch.) briefly salt-pickled fish slice
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
oracle; revelation; divine message
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
store's appearance (esp. shop front, signs, etc.)
passion; temper; irritability
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
folded or rolled head towel; towel twisted around one's head
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
tingling; stinging; pungently
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
shellfish; seashell; shell
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
bungalow; one-story house
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to do as much as is humanly possible; to try every possible means
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money