passage; path; route; one's way
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
significant; suggestive; insinuating; words or behaviour that hints at a deeper meaning
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
rather; sooner; preferably
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
(wet) cough; (sound of) coughing
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
to be jealous; to be envious
cutting the cake (at a wedding)
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
ability; performance; efficiency
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
another thing; exception; special case
snake; serpent; large snake
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
vermiculation; peristalsis; crawling like a worm
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
to get strong; to gain strength