thousands; great number of; variety
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
magic marker; felt-tip pen
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
Brahman (priest of Hinduism, members of the highest caste); Brahmanism; priest of Brahmanism
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
every year; yearly; annually
abundant harvest; bumper crop
prayer (for something); supplication
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
sattva (being); bodhisattva
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
use; utility; effect; benefit
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to go wrong; to go awry; to go off track; to go out of whack
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to rain incessantly; to downpour
a few years ago; some years back
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
give-and-take; give and take
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross