funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
semi-transparent; translucent
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
servant; manservant; menial
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
persistent; stubborn; sticky; viscous; viscous temperament (in Kretschmer's classification); epileptoid temperament
to stick (in); to stick out; to rise sharply; to stand (doing nothing)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
licking one's lips (at the sight of appetizing food); licking one's lips (in anticipation); waiting eagerly (for); salivating (e.g. at the thought)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
several hundred; hundreds (of)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
dismantling a (historic) building and reconstructing it elsewhere
high temperature and humidity
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
(large) gun; artillery; cannon
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
rehabilitation; reinstatement; restoration of rights