yamabushi; practitioner of Shugendō; itinerant Buddhist monk
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
familiar spirit; familiar
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
representative; exemplary; model
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya; Kaguyahime (manga series by Reiko Shimizu)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
suffix for familiar person
senior high school student
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
at least; at most; (even) just
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
unusual power; superpower; ability beyond that of humans
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
distant place; faraway location; far away
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
bhava (becoming, existence)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in