excretion; discharge; excrement
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
like this; in this way; as you see
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
cheap article; poor quality article
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
to take; to catch; to capture
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
not covered (by); not subject (to)
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
small change; coins; small sum of money
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to be hairy (person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (person); to be dull
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before