pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
cell; serge; cel (celluloid); starter motor
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
to warm (up); to heat (up)
awning (over a window, doorway, etc.); eaves (of a 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); hippo
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn 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
sliding down (a slope, mountainside); slipping down
(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 sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
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
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to grow horns; to sprout horns; to become angry; to become jealous
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
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
priority; order of precedence
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
talkativeness; loquacity; polypetalous; multivalve
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it