to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
long ago; once upon a time
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
to explain; to dispel doubts
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to die out; to become extinct
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
great wealth; enormous fortune
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
not yet known; unknown; strange
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback