bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
everything one does; whatever one does
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
all night; throughout the night
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
thug; hooligan; ruffian; (arch.) spy
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk
slight intoxication; being tipsy; mellowness
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money
lustful beast; lascivious monster
to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink