fat; tallow; lard; grease
rather; better; instead; if anything
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
breast enlargement; breast enhancement
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
island in a pond or river
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
in comparison to; rather than
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
physical condition; state of health
suffix for familiar person
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha