roasting (in metallurgy, etc.); calcination; torrefaction
slag; molten slug (of metal)
to hammer out thinly (e.g. goldleaf)
aurochs; urus (extinct ancestor of the modern cow, Bos taurus)
unable to escape criticism; worthy of censure
bristly beard; bristly mustache
oil bottle (esp. for hair oil); oilcup; font (in an oil lamp)
to be the mother of someone's child
compulsory military service
being on the ropes; losing ground
(hand) towel; handkerchief; paper tissue; napkin; serviette
(one) leaf; (one) petal; piece (of paper); flake (of snow)
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
on the strength of numbers
talent for poetry; poetic genius
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
rental fee; rent; hire charge
to be caught by the enemy
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.)
sharpener (of swords) and polisher (of mirrors)