India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to recall; to remember; to recollect
longing for others; wanting company
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
surname; family name; last name
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox