crayfish (esp. Japanese crayfish, Cambaroides japonicus or red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii); crawfish
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
all night long; all through the night
bitter liquid; (fig.) bitter experience
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
limbs; arms and legs; body
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
practice; practising; experience
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
interior design; interior; upholstery
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
well-bred; of good upbringing
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
to grimace; to make a wry face
to underrate; to make light of
to perceive; to understand
only; merely; but; no more than
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in