to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to mix; to stir; to blend
although; but; even though; I wish that
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
illustration (e.g. book); picture
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
example; specimen; sample
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
article to be delivered; present
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
light color; light colour
penetrating eyes; insightfulness
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
senility; dotage; decrepitude
drinker; person fond of alcohol (as opposed to sweets); person fond of spicy food