bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
all (there is); as long as there is
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
to take a breath; to take a short rest
other than; excluding; without
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
ingrained habit; second nature