saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing; making a takeoff run
(navigable) canal; waterway
means of transportation; transport service
wintertime; winter season
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
rampancy; prevalence; domination
demon-infested place; ominous place; mysterious, unfrequented area; den of iniquity
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
food that is heavy in garlic
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
oak; orc (fictional humanoid creature); ork
the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
weird; disgusting; sickening
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
difference; disparity; gap
seafood cooked whole so that it retains its original form
a little; a bit; slightly
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
headquarters (on the battlefield); direct retainer of a shogun (Edo period); shogunal vassal; hatamoto
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close