rail car (esp. a small one used in mines, logging, etc.); trolley; tram
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to happen to meet; to come across
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
river surface; surface of a river
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
fifth day of the month; five days
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
fishing rod with the line connected to the tip (i.e. without a reel or guides); fishing rod made of a single piece of bamboo; one-piece shamisen neck
mosquito larva; wriggler; maggot
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
with no effort at all; easily
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae); gnat
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
a little bit; a little while