being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
countermeasure; counter-measure
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
visual confirmation; sighting
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
vice; immorality; corruption
Tokuji era (1306.12.14-1308.10.9)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
trifling; little; few; slight
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
to be prolonged; to drag on
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
one's principles and position
will not do; do not; does not
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to boil something until it is done (e.g. vegetables)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead