calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
completely unknown; unexpected; having no clue about
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
soon; shortly; before long
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
health checkup; (general) medical examination; physical examination
height of; middle of; full bloom
crematory; place where things are burned
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
bonsai; miniature potted plant
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
endless; boundless; fathomless; eternal
fixed interval; fixed period
automatic pilot; autopilot; automatic control
large rock; huge rock; being rock-solid; holding firm; being adamant
digging into (e.g. one's skin); cutting into; inroads (e.g. into a market); encroachment (e.g. on territory); deficit; loss
variety of goods; number of articles
sad; mournful; melancholy; sorrowful
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside; to allocate
boisterously; roughly; briskly
attainment of Buddhahood during life
associate; junior; assistant; second highest rank; second place
floundering while nearly drowning; suffering
cards in one's hand; one's hand
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
cattle or horse trader; good judge of horses or cattle
wired; cabled; communication by wire
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink