Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
than; from; out of; except; but; more
rather; better; instead; if anything
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on