trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to feel sick; to be nauseated
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
foul-mouthed; foul (language); abusive; greedy; gluttonous
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
soggy; soaking; drenched; incessantly (complaining)
marshland; wetland; swampland
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
lung disease; chest trouble; pulmonary tuberculosis
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
mass for the dead; Buddhist service held on the anniversary of someone's death
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation