(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to jar; to creak; to grate
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
to give off a bad smell; to give off a stench
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to stand on end (of hair)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
very much; exceedingly; extremely
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to move around; to move about; to get around
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
slipping one's bonds; escaping; flight
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)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
forbidden; prohibited; banned; taboo
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
land readjustment; town planning
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
four corners; four ordinal directions
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)