kitchen; financial situation
single standard; single base; single-feature show
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
about when; about what time; how soon
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
a little bit; a little while
to count on one's fingers
farm work; field labour; field labor
to crack; to develop a crack
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
unfairness; injustice; partiality
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to become vulgar; to coarsen
leader of a delegation (body, party)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
middle of the night; dead of night
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to set a watch; to post guards
shades of evening; dead of night
passenger; rider; good rider
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
the six elements (earth, water, fire, wind, void, and consciousness)
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
aggression; invasion; raid
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
reinforcement; strengthening
complication; confusion; disorder
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
area under direct control (of the shogun)
with a bang (clash, bump)
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)