(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
in search of; in order to look for
to exert oneself; to make efforts
labor; labour; toil; hardship
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
port city; harbor city; harbour city
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
rhizome; rootstalk; rootstock
digestive medicine; medicine for the stomach and bowels
hemostatic agent (haemostatic); styptic
action; operation; effect; function
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
migratory bird; bird of passage
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
wild beast; wild animal; brute
even so; anyhow; at any rate
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
liking something; being partial to something; -phile