crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
almost; roughly; approximately
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to shake off; to throw off
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
scattered; separated; dispersed
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
parting; separation; farewell
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward