roundabout road; curving road
large earthenware pot (for brewing sake)
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
small plank; piece of wood
firing in rapid succession; volley of shots
Japanese dancing mouse (Mus musculus musculus)
to gust; to blow violently
to be chipped; to be nicked
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
earth dug out of a construction site
breastplate; chest protector; bib
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
plunder; spoils; booty; loot
joint; seam; joining point
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
alcohol and meat; food and drink
to pay (out); to drive away
to be used up (e.g. one's savings); to dwindle away; to be wasted (time, effort, etc.)
justification; positioning; alignment
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to put on flesh; to get fat; to gain weight
admission fee; fee for having one's fortune told
handcraft; handwork; hand throwing technique (judo)
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
wintering; passing the winter
Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata); Quercus gilva (species of oak)
soroban bead with value one
to be muddy; to be slushy
because; the reason why is