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 pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
drifting; drift; being adrift
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
in search of; in order to look for
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
second month of the lunar calendar; February
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
hello; good day; good afternoon
to get hungry; to become hungry
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
cooking; food preparation
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)