counteraction; counterclaim
deathbed adoption of a successor (to prevent extinction of the family line); person adopted by someone on his deathbed
owlet moth (members of the family Noctuidae); noctuid
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
what the hell are you saying!?
covering used to wrap a baby
tossing a coin (to a street performer or beggar); tossed coin; (online) tipping; tip; donation
meanwhile; in the meantime
godparents; foster parents
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
Ardisia crenata; coralberry
Tokushima (city, prefecture)
(dead) end; end of the line
to steal or sneak or slip into
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
raging flames; roaring flames; raging fire
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
rather; sooner; preferably
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
losing weight; slimming; lean person
to search for; to seek for; to look for
inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
way of the sword; swordsmanship
disciple; pupil; follower
one's own property; possessions
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty