to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
practice; practising; experience
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
considerably; fairly; quite
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
failure; mistake; blunder
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
by means of; due to; because of; according to
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
oak; orc (fictional race common in fantasy literature); ork
ago; since; before; previous
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally