length (of an animal); body length
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus); kuruma shrimp; Japanese tiger prawn
stingfish; scorpion fish; stonefish
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
chopping board; cutting board
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
unknown; obscure; insignificant
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable