layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
Ikameshi (rice-filled squid); stuffed squid
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
function over aesthetics; (lit.) dumplings over flowers
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
musical composition; tune
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods; being in short supply
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
kind; sort; species; species
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to sink (into); to get depressed
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
just you wait and see (as a threat)
one-liner; funny joke; gag; quick trick
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
to cry and shout; to scream
dairy cow; dairy cattle; milk cow; milch cow
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
dullard; indecisive person
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
soft; tender; supple; flexible; gentle; mild