absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
preparation; arrangements
multicolumn layout; column setting
deep-fried bread (usu. topped in sugar)
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
to be a quick worker; to be fast in forming relationships with women; to be quick to resort to violence
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
neither one thing nor the other; (lit.) too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
protection law; shield law; law for the protection of something
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to slide down; to slip down
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to be dripping wet; to get drenched to the skin
vehement objection; bitter opposition
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size