to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
mangy cur; low animal; beast
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
defence program; defence plan
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood
miniature; miniature figure; miniature model
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
each house; every house; house to house; door to door
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
block (of wood); chip; splinter
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
gelatinous glue (usu. from animal and fish bones, hide, etc.)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
shooting on horseback; equestrian archery
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
one by one; one at a time; in turn
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
nothing but; none other than
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
bamboo arrow shaft; arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate