namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal
difference; variation; difference
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
God; god; ace; king; superior person
letter; missive; note; mail
how; in what way; by what means
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
middle of the night; dead of night
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits