to be true to nature; to be lifelike
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
person concerned; interested party; related party
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
either way; in any case; one way or another
safety zone; traffic island
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
tub bath; washing oneself in a tub; taking a bath in a washtub; cleaning oneself for religious purification; ablution
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
never ceasing; never ending; endless
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
hokora; small wayside shrine
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness