one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
novel; original; new; innovative
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
extended leave; long vacation
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
by today; before the day is over
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to amuse oneself; to make merry
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
one more time; once more; once again
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to be muddy; to be slushy
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
scoring combination in one's dealt hand (i.e. at the start of a game); meld in a starting hand