nape (of the neck); nucha
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
young master; young gentleman
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
region; limits; stage; level
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
to increase; to add to; to augment
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
how many years; how long; what year
to throw at; to turn; to raise
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
weakening; emaciation; decline
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
directly opposite; right in front
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
fourth month of the lunar calendar
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
sightseer; spectator; viewer
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
this or that person; anybody; many people