association; union; guild
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
(something) cooked with rice
employment (long term); hire
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
each time it happens; at all such times
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to form a group; to form a bunch
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
collecting series of stamps at railway stations, tourist spots, etc.
stale; hackneyed; cliched
rottenness; decay; corruption
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
pinning technique (in wrestling or judo); underhanded dealings
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)