herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
cannibalism; biting (someone); man-eating (e.g. tiger); cannibalistic
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
sweetish; somewhat sweet; somewhat lenient; kind of optimistic
simultaneous; all at once
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to give directions; to issue instructions
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
common; commonplace; pulp paper; granulated sugar
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers; leaving (one's master's place for home)
although I say; although one might say; although called
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
(true) Tokyoite; Edoite; Tokyo native; Edokko
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
to get drunk; to become tipsy