dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
condition; figure; appearance; voice
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
treat; banquet; feast; (arch.) running about
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
dictation; verbal statement
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
average; leveling; levelling
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
considerably; greatly; a lot
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
odds and ends; all; every
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
plotting (of maps); mapping; compilation
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle