a little; a bit; slightly
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
lessening; diminishing; reducing
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
hemoptysis; coughing up blood; lung hemorrhage (haemorrhage)
example; specimen; sample
act of self-harm; self-injurious behavior; self-injurious behaviour
nonpoisonous; nontoxic; harmless
toxin; poisonous substance
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
radical (of a kanji character)
pioneer; trailblazer; leader; groundbreaker; pathfinder; forerunner
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
restorative; smelling salts
to give off a stench; to stink
east, west, south and north
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
paranormality; anomalous phenomenon
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
south entrance; south exit
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups