(navigable) canal; waterway
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)
large crowd; mass of people
fortress; stronghold; citadel
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to call each other; to call out to one another
close; intimate; on good terms
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
curious; strange; unusual
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
brothers and sisters; siblings
separate building; outbuilding; outhouse
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
first thing in the morning
carelessly; inattentively
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to chop off; to snip off; to cut off (e.g. a conversation); to fire (a person)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
individual; one by one; separate; each
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
always having a comeback; fast-talking
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
faking crying; crocodile tears