to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
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
tradition; legend; folklore
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
unicorn; narwhal; qilin (Chinese unicorn)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
before anything else; first of all
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
well done!; bravo!; zenzai; red bean soup made with azuki beans
what sort of; what kind of; what way
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
postwar period; period after Second World War
to squeeze out; to wring out
reality; actuality; hard fact
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
great wisdom; excellent disposition; strength (to face something); willpower; vigor
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
orphan; person without friends
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters