to drink away one's money; to be a sot; to get wasted; to drink someone under the table
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
one mountain; pile (of something); heap; hump; worst part; large profit
ambitious (heroic) undertaking; daring enterprise; grand scheme
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
bedding that is never put away during the day; permanently laid-out futon
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
human; human-like; as a person
knock on wood; touch wood
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
moisture; humidity; dampness; scabies; sarcoptic mange; the itch
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
being put in bonds; coming under arrest
squared timber; rectangular lumber
to crawl towards; to creep up to
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
because; for; the reason why is ...
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
luminous body (e.g. of a shooting star); bright metal; sliced fish with the silver skin left on (iwashi, aji, sayori, sanma, kohada, etc.); 20-point card; bright
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins