state of mind; (one's) mental state
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
forced laugh; forced smile
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to look forward to something
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
energy; vitality; mental determination
lower region; lower part; region below
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
dakuten; diacritic kana mark that turns an unvoiced consonant into a voiced consonant
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to be hideously burned; to be burned raw
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
starvation; famine; hunger
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
cut; reduction; curtailment
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
(not) even once; (not) ever
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
innumerable; countless; numberless
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble