to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
nonburnable garbage; nonflammables
burnable garbage; burnable waste
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
order; command; life; destiny; fate
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to shave off; to scrape off