to pluck; to pick; to tear
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to be boiled; to be cooked
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
severe wound; serious wound; gash
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
also known as; also called
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
reviving the dead; calling back the spirits of the dead
designer drug; synthetic drug; quasi-legal drug; (lit.) dangerous drug
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics