(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
now that; since; so long as; because
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
participation; joining; entry; adherence
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
and; thereupon; because of that
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
oxidized silver; oxidised silver; something restrained but impressive (e.g. performance); something quiet but superb; something masterfully controlled
slimy; slippery; greasy; smoothly (of CGI movements, video streaming, etc.)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
first meeting; first interview with
on bad terms; at loggerheads
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight