unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
right beside; close to; nearby
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
it hasn't been long since
to be seized with fear; to be seized with panic
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to have an eye on; to zero in on
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to cut (food) into chunks; to chop into lumps
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
according to plan; as planned; on target
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing