fat (of meat); fatty meat
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
fat; tallow; lard; grease
back fat; fatty upper part of roast pork
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
flour; meal; powder; dust
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
breast meat (usu. of chicken); breast; white meat
chicken tender; chicken tenderloin
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
report; notification; registration
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
third day of the month; three days
this place; where one comes from; here
municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
amorous adventure; love affair
to concern; to be related
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
just because; even if; even though
hills and fields; hill and dale
to stand under a waterfall (as spiritual training)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
incessant working; working non-stop
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing