bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
fat; tallow; lard; grease
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
right to choose; a say; option
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
head; brains; intelligence
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
simple; straightforward; problem-free; hopeless (person); impossible; the end
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
one gō (approx. 180 ml); one gō (approx. 0.33 square meters); one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
to cut downward; to slash downward
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)