back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
stylish; smart; with a crack; crisply (e.g. fried, starched); tearing off; ripping off
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
full-bodied (e.g. wine, sake); rich; robust (flavor); full-flavored
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
with all one's strength; with all one's might
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
elder sister; older female friend
to leave of one's own accord
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
handrail; railing; banister
each house; every house; many houses
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down