companion; follower; attendant; retinue
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
underworld; underside of society
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
night view; night skyline; nightscape
admiration; wonder; astonishment
illumination; decorative lighting
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to wring the neck; to strangle
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
to have a meal; to take a meal
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)