insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
watercolor painting; watercolour painting
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
cemetery for those who left no relatives behind; potter's field
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
light; lamp; obsolete unit of luminous intensity (approx. 1.0067 candela)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
the same; the said; likewise
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
changing the world; turning the tide; torpedo modified as a suicide weapon (used in WWII)
Mogao Caves (China); Thousand Buddha Grottoes; Caves of the Thousand Buddhas
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
pitching ability; counter for pitches
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
drunkenness; intoxication
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet