impossible to do (although wants to)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
sanity; consciousness; soberness
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to happen to hear; to overhear
act of terror; act of terrorism
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
carving knife; butcher's knife; cleaver; meat chopper
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
physical law; laws of physics
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth, etc.); to pry into; to examine closely; to dredge up
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to check; to stop; to keep back
to tower above; to stand out
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
at the top of one's voice
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
bearing; heading; point of the compass
unlucky quarter (southwest)
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
sweet dumpling made with mochi flour and (sometimes) millet flour (famous product of Okayama); millet dumplings