hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
large family; extended family
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
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)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
spirit power; magical power
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
interesting; fascinating; intriguing; amusing; funny; comical
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
one's family (home) background (environment)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
wherein; therein; thereinto
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
sickroom; hospital room; ward
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at