bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
to lose a tooth; to lose one's teeth
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to drop; to let fall; to omit
frame for drying clothes; clotheshorse
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
occasional; infrequent; rare
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
hollow; sharply; cleanly (of cutting); smoothly
being adopted into the family of one's bride
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to mow; to reap; to harvest
to become a wandering ghost; to appear as a spirit
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to mix; to stir; to blend
preparation; arrangements
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
to relapse; to reassert; to review
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair