loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
armed forces; military; troops
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
conversion to sugar; saccharification
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
grip; having all the cards needed to form a scoring combination in one's hand
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
secret; private; surreptitious
door; gate; opening; title page
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
I appreciate your efforts
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below