hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to heat; to heat up; to get excited; to get worked up; to get fired up
fat; tallow; lard; grease
vacuum; absorption; suction
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
whenever you want; any time you like
ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to leave undyed; to dye partly (leaving some base colour); to heavily and completely dye; to dye fast
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
patting; stroking; caressing
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
washing machine; (clothes) washer
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
as stated; verbatim; literally
making (something) widely known; announcement; unveiling
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)