pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
firm promise; definite promise
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
in that manner; like that
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
good-for-nothing; worthless
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
mistress; kept woman; concubine
bedside; near one's pillow
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
herculean strength; mountain carrier-guide
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to be transparent; to show through
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self