(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
goods sold off through irregular channels (usu. at very low prices); merchandise obtained by buying out the inventories of failed retailers instead of going through normal wholesale channels; fake merchandise; unlicensed merchandise; knockoff
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
(Okinawa) sacred place; sacred grove
hard (due to freezing, drying, etc.); wound up; tense
one's last hope; one's only hope; the last hope
good fences make good neighbors; a hedge between keeps friendship green
occupancy (rate); share (e.g. of market)
charcoal grilling; char-grilling
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
holding two or more positions concurrently
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
measuring worm; inchworm; looper (caterpillar)
person whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year (e.g. due to illness)
catching a cold; person with a cold
puppet; marionette; dummy
artist's studio; workshop; studio; atelier
scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
young man; boy; son (of one's master, employer, etc.); husband; (male) lover; dear
to be consistent; to be coherent
citizens' campaign; citizens' group
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
to have a desire to urinate
sacrifice sale; bargain sale; discount sale
branch family; cadet family; leaving one's employer to set up a new shop with the same name; (arch.) separate house
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
henohenomoheji; seven hiragana characters grouped together to look like a face
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to