periodic; regular; routine
to call again; to call (someone) back
occurrence; happening; incident; event
in the meanwhile; during the time
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
ten; 10; ten years of age
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
port (left side of vessel)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
to jar; to creak; to grate
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
starfish; sea star; asteroid (any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea); northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
suction cup; suction pad; sucker
as much as one can; as much as possible
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate