lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
hoarse voice; husky voice
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
head of family; originator
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
solitude; loneliness; isolation
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
garbage man; garbage collector
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
fat; tallow; lard; grease
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing