to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
stealthily; secretly; in secret
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
gem; jewel; precious stone
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
mental illness; psychosis
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
madness; craziness; insanity
novel; story; (work of) fiction
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
young girl; lass; adolescent female
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address