at regular intervals; evenly spaced
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
toadstool; poisonous mushroom
the whole day; all the day
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
unexpectedly strong rain (for the region, etc.); sudden rain
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
to tear off; to strip; to rob
sashimi with skin still attached
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
feeling keenly; fully realizing
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
keeping an eye on people's belongings (so they don't get stolen)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
two (long cylindrical things)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
long chopsticks (for cooking, serving, etc.)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
though; notwithstanding; although
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
grasping one's chopsticks the same way one might hold a walking stick (a breach of etiquette)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
timewise; temporal; chronal
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage