block (of wood); chip; splinter
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
cattle manure; cow dung; cowpat; bullshit
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
24 hours; twenty-four hours
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to be intimate with; to befriend
for example; for instance; e.g.
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
than; other than; except; but
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
fat; tallow; lard; grease
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
the people; citizens; the populace