piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
bento; Japanese box lunch
to be found; to be discovered
to crawl out of; to creep out of
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
literature; books (reference); document
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
one party; one faction; one clique
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
sense of orientation; sense of direction
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
very; greatly; exceedingly
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to do earnestly; to get serious