to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
genuine article; real thing; real deal
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
meanwhile; in the meantime
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
simply; merely; only; solely
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
(someone else's) child; child; kid
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
again; once more; a second time
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
utmost limits; extremity; limit
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
karate gi; karate uniform
verge of death; dying moments