hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
recreational get-together
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
Narayama Bushikō - The Ballad of Narayama (1954 novel by Fukazawa Shichirō, 1983 film by Imamura Shōhei)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to boil (something) until it is done
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
constant; unchanging; eternal
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release of fish (into a river, pond, etc.); stocking with fish (a river, etc.); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou)
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed
sand; fine sand; capelin roe (used as a sushi topping)
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
to be born; to come into the world
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
mountain road; mountain trail
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
evening edition (of a daily newspaper); evening paper
Rikidōzan (1924-1963), Korean-Japanese professional wrestler
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness