in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
3.03 meters (ten shaku); length; measure; Mr.; Mrs.
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
simmer; bubble out; flow out
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
presumption; assumption; estimation
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
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
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
hundred times; hundred degrees
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to push aside; to push one's way through
muddy water; red-light district
all around; as far as the eye can see
pale; pallid; bluish-white
five (long cylindrical things)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish