partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
death from cold; freezing to death
in person; personally; (do) oneself
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to stop (plug) one's ears
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
way of calling (something or someone)
life or death; existence; destiny
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
that; the matter in question
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
archery; mapping; map; morphism
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
nine parts; ninety percent; mostly; nine percent
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo
that is to say; so that means
fair; fair ball; fair (event)