prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
unusual name; strange name; unconventional name
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
Momotarou (legendary Japanese folk-tale hero)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)