very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
how should I know?; don't ask me
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
accurate portrait; photographic portrait
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
military science; strategy; tactics
to study under (a teacher)
will not do; do not; does not
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
nowadays; these days; at present
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
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.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
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)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
black; black go 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
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
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