length (of an animal); body length
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
bloodsucking; sucking blood
less than ...; smaller ...
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
rabbit hutch; small Japanese houses; cramped Japanese housing
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
maid; helper; help; assistance
before use; pre-service; pre-operational
after use; after occurring
drawing; sketch; outline; summary; synopsis
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
from out of nowhere; from who knows where