pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
leftovers; half-eaten food; leftover food
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
to slap; to strike; to spank
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
desperately; for one's dear life
in that way; like that; that way
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
you could say; you might say; verging on the
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
festival; feast; carnival
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
partly open; in half bloom
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...