girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to put to shame; to humiliate; to disgrace; to rape; to assault; to violate
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
pussy (i.e. female genitals); sexual intercourse
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
in one's own way or style
script; screenplay; scenario
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
children's story; fairy tale
to mix; to stir; to blend
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
already; now; no longer; not any more
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court