entertainment; amusement; fun
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
reforming; reuniting; getting back together (of a band, etc.)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
dumb-ass; person lacking common sense or basic knowledge; delinquent; violent person; rough-looking person
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
conventional and uninteresting; stereotypical and boring; commonplace; unsociable; unfriendly; cold
this country; our country
debut; opening; first public exhibition
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
being startled; getting a shock
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
germ (of a cereal, e.g. wheat, rice); embryo bud
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange