hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
course; route; path; process; stages
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to face on; to look out on to
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
bribe; sweetener; douceur
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
(death from) starvation; starving to death
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to save; to leave over; to spare
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
thinly sliced salmon head cartilage (also whale etc.)
cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
just-harvested; freshly picked; freshly caught (fish); fresh
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride; (for a fish or bird) to put on fat for the winter
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend