dripping wet; soaked; drenched
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
kindling; tinder; chips of firewood
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
one's husband; one's wife
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
talk; story; conversation
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
food shortage; food scarcity; difficulty of obtaining food
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
Okayama (city, prefecture)
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
evacuation (to the country); spreading out (troops); deployment; dispersal
selling one's personal effects in order to live (like peeling the layers of a bamboo shoot one by one)
bamboo shoot; young, inexperienced doctor