pool for soaking seed rice before planting
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
either way; in any case; one way or another
(someone else's) daughter
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
inside the encampment; within the camp
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
Japanese nationality; Japanese citizenship
single word; a few words; brief comment
Japanese company active abroad; company partly funded by Japanese nationals
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
being in the United States; staying in the United States; residing in the United States
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
physical condition; state of health
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
same; similar; (just) like; equal
financial muscle; economic clout
cannot be compared with; no match for
together; at the same time; same; identical