to be quick-witted; to be tactful; to be sensible
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
to make short work of; to eat up quickly
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
these guys; these fellows
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
Son of God; child of an emperor
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
companion; partner; spouse
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to ask; to enquire; to query
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
while surprised; suddenly
one stride; single stride; short distance
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
presence (impressive quality)
with a single blow; with one stroke
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
severe caning (60-100 times)
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality