cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to pickle thoroughly; to pickle a large amount
sad to say; how sad; alas
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
drone beetle (scarabaeid beetle) (Rhomborrhina japonica)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
failure; mistake; blunder
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
how many years; how long; what year
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to push aside; to push one's way through
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
small; fine; detailed; stingy
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
proposal; proposition; suggestion
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
(inedible) midgut gland of a scallop
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
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
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
control; check; restraint; inhibition
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)