burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
hunting ground; hunting preserve
seeing off and meeting on return
mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
in the mountains; among the mountains
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
great hurry; great haste; rush
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to be born; to come into the world
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture