rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
fat; tallow; lard; grease
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
Japanese pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis)
many; much; plenty; hardly
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
group; party; team; squad; section
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
just past noon; afternoon
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
hospitalization; hospitalisation
when it becomes; when it comes to
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to freeze; to refrigerate
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
influence; clout; leverage