(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to set (sun); to become dark
dominion; territory; possession
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
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
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
in a little while; in a bit
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
over-fond parent; doting parent
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
unidentified mysterious animal
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
evening meal; dinner; supper
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
original story; original version; this volume
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
on the way home from work; returning from work
surely (not); certainly (not)
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash