to stick into; to pierce; to run into
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
treatment; service; handling; management
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
practical question (problem); practical matter
timewise; temporal; chronal
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
if so; in that case; in that situation
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
spine; backbone; spinal column
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
large cloth sack; baggy trousers (worn in the late-Edo and early-Meiji periods by samurai while practising)
shoe sore; foot blister (caused by shoes)
physique; physical standard; posture; sexual position
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
tucking up the hem of one's garments