threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
hokora; small wayside shrine
to be sooty; to be stained
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
to be collected (of clams, etc.); to be gathered (of mushrooms, herbs, etc.); to be picked (of fruit, etc.); to be able to collect; to be able to extract; to be able to get
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
steep mountain; craggy mountain
three; three years of age
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
smallish; on the small side
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
faint outlines of an island; vague shape of an island; silhouette of an island
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones