(total) number (of people or things); count; quota
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
street; quarter; district; area
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
cell; serge; cel (celluloid)
dying in a fit of anger or indignation
deductive reasoning; deduction
heartless; inhuman; unfeeling
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
situation; developments; outcome
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
to be exhausted; to be tired out
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
route; way; course; directions
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
chilly; unpleasantly cold
priority; order of precedence
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
talkativeness; loquacity; polypetalous; multivalve
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk