to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to put one's life on the line
inattention; absent-mindedness
returned goods; returning purchased goods
to be overcome with emotion
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
shooting down (an aircraft)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
self-interested show of kindness; acting selfishly under the guise of kindness
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to boast; to brag; to talk big
test subject (esp. animals or objects); experimental subject
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to be hot on a person's heels
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
indirection; indirectness
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
small hill; low hill; hillock
to become excited; to be eager; to rouse oneself; to work oneself up
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region