filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
(not so) much; (not) very
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
with glugging (e.g. of liquid being poured, running down)
everybody; every last one of them; all
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
hot water (for drinking); tea; bath; bathhouse
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
meanwhile; in the meantime
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
one by one; one each; one at a time
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
dullard; indecisive person
gurgling; burbling; bubbling; sound of water mixing with air (e.g. water welling up, pouring water, drain pipe, gushing forth)
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
scattered; separated; dispersed
to smash down; to beat in
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)