color fixing; colour fixing; mordantizing
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
roasting (e.g. of coffee)
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
game arcade; video arcade
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
female proprietress (of a bar, etc.); mother; housewife; (female) pet owner; pet parent
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
tree kangaroo (Dendrolagus spp.)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
physical work; manual labour (labor)
for the first time in one's life
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
Hokkaido squirrel (subspecies of red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris orientis)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly