term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
side effect; adverse reaction
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
busy; having no (free) time
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
practice; practising; experience
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
sea level; (surface of) sea
agricultural soldiers; colonizers; colonisers
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
inland districts; inland areas
to wait for an opportunity
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to take away; to carry away
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
five (long cylindrical things)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
making matters worse; adding insult to injury; (lit.) bees to a tearful face
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing