love of animals; animal loving
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to follow; to conform; to apply to
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
in any case; whatever the case may be
probatio diabolica; devil's proof
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
interval; step; pitch; key
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
recovery; rescue; recapture
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
object cut off at the end; sudden, abrupt ending
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
one's opinion on (life and) death
to trample down; to devastate