Konjaku Monogatarishū (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period); The Tale of Kanjaku
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
male genitalia; male genital organs; penis
newspaper story (article, account)
(criminal) investigation headquarters
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
this and that; one thing or another
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
clerk; office worker; office staff
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
solely; entirely; only; or
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
arrangement; pact; agreement
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
having not the slightest idea
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)