to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
previous mention; mentioning previously
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
now that; since; so long as; because
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
late at night; small hours of the morning
business hours; opening hours; office hours
long ago; already; a long time ago
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
to lean against; to set against
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to suffer damage; to be deceived
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky