old clothes; secondhand clothing
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
dried fish (or shellfish, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
planned; scheduled; systematic
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
dark reddish-brown; liver color
to cease; to stop; to be over
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to be muddy; to be slushy
with a whack; with a thump; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; vacantly; blankly
to die; to lay down life's burden
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
wandering; rambling; roaming
colour; color; hue; tints
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only