to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
puppy; whelp; magic word said to comfort a frightened child and put him to sleep
reader; (website) visitor
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
Venus (Roman goddess); Venus (planet)
to let out a roar (hum, groan, moan); to produce a loud noise
(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long
operating gown; surgical suit
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
(while) holding a post or being in office
celestial fox; fox with supernatural powers (sometimes said to live in the heavens)
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)
period; full stop; piri; Korean double reed instrument
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
very rude; very insolent; extremely reprehensible; outrageous
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
high-school baseball player
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
Kojien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)
all the gods and goddesses; all the deities
hard ball; regulation ball
big-name brand; brand-name goods
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
political thought; political philosophy; political idea; idea about politics
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
sabre-toothed tiger (prehistoric feline, esp. the species Smilodon fatalis); saber-toothed tiger
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth
instruction; guidance; tutelage; (arch.) licensed elementary school teacher
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
second term; second stage
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)