plump; with a thud; heavily
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
abusive language; foul language
to spit out; to eject; to dump
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
ragman; junkman; garbage man
lattice of evenly spaced vertical timber bars (used in facades, etc.)
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
to invite in; to show someone in
new household (e.g. after marriage); new home
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
I regret that; I feel terrible but; I'm sorry but
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
giving rise to the desire to save all sentient beings; praying; prayer
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
glabrous sarcandra herb (Sarcandra glabra); very large sum (of money); very high value; 1000 ryō
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Iki (island)
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
black-bellied plover; grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
shellfish; seashell; shell