to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
inheritance tax; death duty
false reputation; empty title; empty name
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
discipline; training; teaching manners
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
on and after; from ... onward; since
pleased to make your acquaintance
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
and (also); both ... and; as well as
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
shortish; rather short; somewhat short