rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
to soak; to steep; to macerate
working in the fields; working on a farm
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to die; (lit.) to become a star
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
condition of one's stomach
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)