getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
union; joining; conjugation
to be torn off; to come off
top recommendation; something highly recommended
falling plump; falling down flat
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to mark the end; to spell the end
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
judge; judgement; decision; judging (a person, situation, etc.); judgement
loading (on a ship); equipping (an aircraft, car, etc.) with; being equipped with
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
Japanese pond smelt (Hypomesus nipponensis); wakasagi
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
smelt fishing (esp. on a frozen lake); smelt ice fishing
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
valine; (with a) whoomp; smash; crunch
midwinter; dead of winter
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
fishing gear; fishing tackle
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
posterity; future generations; future life
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
column shape; cylinder; columnar
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)