shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
collecting together and buying; doing a big shop
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
(not so) much; (not) very
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
drinking money; tip; gratuity
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
forcibly; against one's will
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
useful thing; usable article
menko; children's game in which thick circular or rectangular cards are slapped down on the ground to overturn other cards
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to settle (in a place); to settle down
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself