ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
(arch.) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system); (noh) old man; white ash (of charcoal)
box carried on one's back to store books; wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to go home; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to leave; (arch.) to pass (of time); (arch.) to die; (arch.) to go bad
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
young greens; young herbs
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
as (for); for; in the capacity of
rather; better; instead; if anything
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
such; like that; that sort of; very
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk