(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
not yet fixed; undecided; pending; TBD
note (for reference); remarks; N.B.
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
quarrel; dispute; argument
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
the breakup (dispersal) of a family
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
play equipment; playground equipment
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding ways; slipway
one by one; one each; one at a time
homeless; homeless person
(distinction of) sex; gender
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly