hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
old poem (esp. waka); old song
whereabouts; country; one's home village; one's residence
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
in full bloom; in full glory; glorious; luxuriant; splendid
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
near; close by; within reach; familiar
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
considerably; greatly; a lot
the sins of the father shall be visited upon the son
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
adversity; sad circumstances
the dark side; the seamy side
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)
destined; predestined; fated; fateful