to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
Island; insula; island; islet
left side; left-hand side
counsel; defender; advocate
holding on to; sticking to
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
distinction; differentiation; classification
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
how; in what way; by what means
visitor's gallery; seats for the public
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
point in common; common feature
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to look at; to gaze; to stare at