to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
Japanese scull (oar attached to the rear of the boat by a traditional peg-in-hole oarlock)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to get between; to be caught in
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
reproachful; hateful; bitter
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
but; however; provided that
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
going through; going via; going by way of
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
interior; inside; internal
account book; register; ledger
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret