to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
semi-darkness; dim light; poor light; dusk; twilight
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to triumph; to be elated with success
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to push (something) against
knowing; (an) acquaintance
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
ten-night memorial service (6th to 15th days of the 10th month in the lunar calendar)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
since when; from when; how long
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
way of speaking; intimation
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to quicken one's pace (steps)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow