downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
grotesque; disgusting; gross
black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca); haj; hadj; haji
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
solitude; loneliness; isolation
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
hunting ground; hunting preserve
older brother; elder brother
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
being unable to laugh (at a funny but serious situation); forced to hold back laughter
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
section; cross section; profile
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive