surname; family name; last name
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
preliminary boiling (of hard-to-cook ingredients); cooking in advance
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to be softened; to calm down
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
(not) a single person; (no) one
split; division; break up
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
mikoshi; portable Shinto shrine carried through the streets during festivals; lower back; waist; hips
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable