relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
the reverse; other side; lining
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
being filled with; being full of; permeation
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
professional killer; hit man
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
condo; condominium; condominium apartment
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
primary school; elementary school; grade school
steel; steal (baseball, basketball); still (picture)
to lay aside; to set aside
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant