growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
beautiful (of one's appearance, voice, bearing, etc.); lovely; heartwarming (of a relationship, state of affairs, etc.); beautiful; wonderful
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
Indian sandalwood (Santalum album); white sandalwood
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
military authorities; army circles
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
trifling; trivial; slight
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
successor; replacement; second wife
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
bill; account; invoice; information request form
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string