nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
conception; becoming pregnant; pregnancy
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
after childbirth; postpartum
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to watch for an unguarded moment
roaming; drifting about; wandering; drifting (with the current, on the tide, etc.)
journey; route of a journey
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
the other day; some time ago; recently
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
change; transition; vicissitudes
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
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
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
pip (spot on a die); small cube (esp. of food); die; dice
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
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
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression
because of; owing to; due to
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
handle; mistress; kept woman; concubine
to have a guilty conscience
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
this; our; right; justice; checking account