longtooth grouper (Epinephelus bruneus)
multi-; multi-post; multilevel marketing system; pyramid selling; mulch; mulching
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
for today; for the time being
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
identity number; national identification number; national identity number; personal identity number
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
long ago; once upon a time
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
suddenly; all of a sudden
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to say; to be pleased to say
messenger; envoy; emissary
in succession; one by one
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
such ... as; or some such
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter