to demand money; to pester; to extort
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
pickled Japanese horseradish; wasabi cut up and mixed with sake lees
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
counter for (small) boats
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
scene; view; prospect; outlook
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
exemplar; model; example; pattern
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
madness; craziness; insanity
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)