poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
development (of film); photographic processing
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
condition; situation; prospects
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
advent of a golden opportunity
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
fine-meshed bamboo basket
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
next term; next period; next version; next release
convention; tired tradition; old custom
moment; brief space of time
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
persistence; single-mindedness