equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
fourth day of the month; four days
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
righteousness; justice; right
to have no chance (of succeeding)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
(hand) towel; handkerchief