huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
gems and stones; wheat and chaff; wheat and tares; good and bad
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
quantity or volume of water
slider; slider (e.g. volume control); slide (e.g. water slide, playground slide); slider (sandwich)
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
right angle; perpendicular
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
safety zone; traffic island
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
construction; constructing; carrying out; work; formation; workmanship
to crawl out of; to creep out of
restless; fidgety; lively; busy
match (to light fire with)
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
garbage dump; scrap heap; rubbish dump; dump; dumpsite
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to step firmly; to harden by treading
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
plump; with a thud; heavily
to sink (into); to get depressed
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread