before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to start; to begin; to commence
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
action of making something; -ification
crocodile; alligator; (arch.) shark
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
second; number two; runner-up
common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
complexion; colour; color; blood red
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
inconstant; unchastity; unprincipled
remarkable; striking; obvious
long hair style popular in the Genroku era
brown bear (Ursus arctos)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
true seal (animal); earless seal
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
not necessarily so; is not always true