people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
still; even now; to this day
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button; to bungle up the order
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to be better than; to be ahead of; to outdo; to surpass; to exceed
to pass each other; to brush past each other; to mingle together
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to run around; to bustle about
meeting place; open area for meetings, markets, etc.
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
event; phenomenon; matter
repeated occurrence; frequently occurring
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
hygiene bureau; health bureau; board of health
cooperation; coordination; collaboration; integration; linking
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
watch (timepiece); watching (a trend, developments, etc.); observing; (one's) watch (on a ship); watchkeeping; watch cap
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail