(social) position; status
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
famous brand of sake; choice sake
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
that's right; yes; uh-huh
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
just one person; only one
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to subsist; to keep on living
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit