munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
river fish; freshwater fish
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
well-cooked; well-done; browned
skin-side (of a fillet of fish)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
fifth day of the month; five days
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to gather; to collect; to assemble
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
watering hole; watering place
how many people; a number of people
to be busy at work; to work diligently
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)