nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
grainy sensation; lumpy feel
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
wet and glistening; slimy; slippery
menu; schedule; program; menu
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
Yamato Takeru; 12th Emperor of Japan, who dressed as a maidservant in a successful plot to kill the leaders of the Kumaso tribe in Kumamoto
Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)
Okikurumi; mythical founder god of the Ainu
eight-headed, eight-tailed serpent (in Japanese mythology)
Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu); Susanoo-no-Mikoto
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
carbonated drink; fizzy drink; soda
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
magic sword; cursed sword
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
enrolling at a cram school
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast