Gunma prefecture (Kanto area)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
senior high school; high school
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
little finger; pinky; little toe
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
victim; injured party; sufferer
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
nausea; sickness in the stomach
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
follow-up report; further news
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
settlement; solution; resolution
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...