thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
three; three years of age
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
tradition; legend; folklore
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
without; but if; otherwise; or else
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
retainer; attendant; escort
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable