drop (e.g. of water); drip
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
evening meal; dinner; supper
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to have a rumor circulating
this and that; various things
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to be worn down; to be reduced
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
pale; pallid; bluish-white
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course