wet nurse; nursing mother
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
clave-like folk instrument; two bamboo pieces beaten together
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
obstruction of business; interference with business
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant
the 10 precepts; Ten Commandments; Decalogue; Decalog
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
black belt (judo, karate, etc.)
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
bad news; news of a death; death notice
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
opening in front (clothing)
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
excess; surplus; superabundance
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
light snow fall; small snow flakes
constable; method of catching criminals
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
short and stout; small but wide around
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably