wandering; jobless; unemployed
(historical) hereditary stipend
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
smooth; flat; featureless; uneventful; noppera-bō; mythical being with flat featureless face
eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)
lifelike; exact resemblance
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
natural; intrinsic; from birth
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
one's house; one's home; one's family
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
deep-seated grudge; hatred
lack of self-reliance; depending on others
go on!; right!; here goes!
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable