draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
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suffix appended to somebody else's family members
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
8000; eight thousand; many
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
such ... as; or some such
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
hateful; detestable; loathsome
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to put one's hand on; to touch
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
special; particular; peculiar; unique
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
but; however; even though; even if
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
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defense; defence; protection