straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
curse; spell; malediction
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
administration (of medicine)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
addition; annexation; appendage
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
document; official papers
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit