crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
cesspool; sink; manure sink
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
hello; good day; good afternoon
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
coverage of an exam; what an exam covers
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
stature; height; size; physique
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
how; in what way; how about; questionable
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
antiquity; the previous era
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
(one) before last; two before; two in front (e.g. rows)
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
daily meals; three regular meals a day
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)