antique; old article; secondhand goods
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
individual (in philosophy)
to go to see (something); to attend (e.g. game, performance)
(not) even once; (not) ever
white gooseweed (Chenopodium album); fat hen; lamb's-quarters; pigweed
to nip (something) in the bud
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
living room (Western style); sitting room
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to destroy; to break; to damage
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
nine parts; nine percent; almost
Pacific island flatsedge (Cyperus cyperoides)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
split bamboo; bamboo slat; bamboo split; noisy bamboo baton used by night watchmen (Edo period)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
distribution (e.g. films, rice); rationing (e.g. food, gasoline); food ration
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
salted and fermented fish sauce from Akita
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
menu; list of meals (e.g. for the week)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
one's house; one's home; one's family
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
even if; even though; however; no matter how
wild rocambole (edible plant, Allium grayi)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected