racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
complete recovery of health
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
night stall; night shop; night fair
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to be burned out (of one's home)
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to get out of bed; to show a leg
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
aquatic insect larva (esp. of caddisflies, mayflies, etc.)
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
dining table; a dish (type of food)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
dry riverbed; river beach
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other