mixed vegetable and seafood tempura; something pulled upwards; small castle with a simple earthen-walled moat; turning up a lamp wick
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)
blue mold; blue mould; penicillium
shoebill (Balaeniceps rex)
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
sharing a room, flat, apartment, or house (with roommates, flatmates, etc.)
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
abandoned child; foundling
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
just; fair; proper; reasonable
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
vicious circle; vicious cycle
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
mini-; miniskirt; mini-skirt
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
infringement; violation; invasion; encroachment; trespass
oracle; revelation; divine message
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to speak ill of; to disparage
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
speaking of ...; as for ...
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do