duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
bathing (swimming) in cold water
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
to scrape off; to rub off
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
izakaya; Japanese bar that also serves various dishes and snacks
to set (sun); to become dark
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
seasoning; flavour; flavor
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to lend an ear to; to listen to
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
dark blue ground; dark blue cloth
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to drop; to let fall; to omit
wild harvested nori; jelly lichen (Collema sp.)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging