sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
arrangement of stones in a garden
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
forgetting; lapse of memory
greatest mistake of one's life
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
all over; all over the place; everywhere
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to slap down; to knock down; to floor
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
Constantine I (CE 274-337)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though