rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
less than ...; smaller ...
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
beloved wife; cherishing one's wife
when it comes to ...; as for ...
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
first generation; founder
Sun Wukong (character in the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West); Monkey King; Son Goku (Dragon Ball)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
unexplained; unsolved; unclear
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
that day; the very same day
village; human habitation; human settlement
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
in the mountains; among the mountains
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); mountain man (esp. a hermit); person not bound by earthly desires
superb view; picturesque scenery
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
scenery; scene; landscape
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); third string of a koto (counting from the player's near side)