spoiled; half-rotten; decaying
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
two days before; day before yesterday
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
squeezed juice (e.g. of a lemon)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
distance in a straight line
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
direct unforked road; straight path
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
grasp; catch; understanding
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to turn left; to turn to the left
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
storehouse; warehouse; godown
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque