ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
shoulder (of a road); berm
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
fricative; fricative consonant
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
distinction; differentiation; classification
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to become dim; to become blurred
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to cease; to stop; to be over
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
solitude; loneliness; isolation
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
image; figure; figure; form; image