American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to repeat; to do something over again
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
for work; in a manner related to work
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
strength; power; proficiency; ability
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
quilt coverlet for a kotatsu; kotatsu quilt
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
in that manner; like that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to slide into; to slip into
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to remain; to stay (somewhere)