hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to jar; to grate; to make others uncomfortable
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
dozens; scores of; decades
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
fretsaw; coping saw; jigsaw
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)
silence (not speaking); muteness
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
place; situation; position; location
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)