slave traffic; slave dealer
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
punishment; judgement; judgment
in the end; at the end of the day
Sarukanigassen (folktale); The Monkey and the Crab
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
female university student; female college student
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
as before; as ever; as it was originally
very hungry; starving; ravenous
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
telephone table; telephone stand
home delivery (of food); outside catering
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed); cucumber makizushi
three; three years of age
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character