Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
the whole day; all the day
second day of the month; two days
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
with a chuckle; with a giggle
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
(not) a single person; (no) one
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
fulcrum peg (fitted into the cavity in an oar as part of a traditional oarlock)
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
sea level; (surface of) sea
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
Island; insula; island; islet
decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave
archipelago; group of islands
bow (of boat); prow; stem
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded