raw materials; ingredient
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
round shape; circle; circular form
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
just past noon; afternoon
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
swallowing; understanding; comprehension; apprehension
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
pupil; student; schoolchild
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
influence; effect; impact
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
midsummer; height of summer
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to come face to face (with)
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter