achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
insect catching; bug catching
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
library (usu. single-room); small library
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to refer to; to use as reference
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
healthy; sound; wholesome
to strangle; to constrict
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
full use; extensive use; complete utilization
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
threatening voice; threatening tone
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
first thing in the morning
nice and warm day; balmy weather
and then; and so; and; so then