male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
Shimane prefecture (Chūgoku area)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
change; alteration; modification
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning
to start working; to take action
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
cold bath; taking a cold bath
to repair again; to join again
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
offense; offence; method of attack
to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
working for a company; being employed by a company
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)
grand shrine; famous shrine; Izumo Grand Shrine
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
medical cream; ointment; salve; liniment
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
to perfect; to detail; to polish; (arch.) to make (inside something)
veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
breaking off; snapping off
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)