crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
untouched; unused; intact
to throw at; to turn; to raise
prairie dog (Cynomys sp.)
quickly; swishing; whooshing
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
souvenir store; gift shop
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
to bury; to embed; to implant