the scruff or nape of the neck
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
relation; connection; relevance
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
illustration (e.g. book); picture
to read smoothly; to skim
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
rope; cord; policeman's rope
with a start; with a jump
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
rosary; string of prayer beads
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp