very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
adds force or indicates command
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to go out and away; to leave
pale; pallid; bluish-white
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
indolence; laziness; sloth
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
small; fine; detailed; stingy
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
fried finely minced daikon, great burdock, carrot and shiitake mushrooms wrapped with crumbled tofu in dried beancurd and deep-fried; Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder; (arch.) black soybean sprouts fried in sesame seed oil wrapped in dried beancurd and stewed