strength; power; proficiency; ability
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
(religious) faith; belief; creed
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles; Chinese-style wheat noodles
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
polite; respectful; reverent
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
below eye level; about eight-tenths full
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to be flabbergasted; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be stunned
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to be insolent; to be arrogant; to be impudent; to be rude
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
Japan's best; number one in Japan
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
Kazusa (former province located in the central part of present-day Chiba Prefecture)
shellfish; seashell; shell