cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
that's the way it is; such is life
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
as you see; as you can see
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
otter (Lutra lutra); Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
father; dad; husband; you; he
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
3000; three thousand; many
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
naturally occurring; nature; disposition; vocation; calling
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to rescue from; to help out of; to save