important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
abusive language; violent language; wild words
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
hairline; borders of the hair
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
three; three years of age
to have a smattering knowledge of
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
blighted love; disappointed love
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
keeping well (of food); keeping for a long time
bento; Japanese box lunch
change; alteration; modification
traditional winter hunters in Tōhoku; matagi
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly