gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; wide open; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
kind; sort; species; species
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
edge of the eaves; house frontage
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to leave something as it is
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
(occurring) in a chain reaction; chain-like; sequential
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
underhand grip (e.g. in gymnastics, etc.); cross-handed grip (e.g. in golf, etc.); using one's hands backwards from their conventional positioning; reverse grip (e.g. of a sword); turning the tables (on an opponent); reverse arm-lock (in judo); joint lock
to be dead; to be lifeless
long hair (usu. of a man)
with a start; with a jump
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
changing clothes; change of clothes
each house; every house; house to house; door to door
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
food and drink; eating and drinking
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect