to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
drawing a sword; drawn sword
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
to do someone in; to bump someone off
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
nonaggressive defense (policy) (defence)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
root; joint; base; crotch
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to be bewildered; to be perplexed