to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
sense of duty (obligation)
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
one bow; one salute; one greeting
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to raise one's voice; to shout
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
decomposed body; decomposing corpse
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope