kneaded eraser; putty rubber
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to chicken out; to get scared
declaration of death; pronouncing someone to be dead
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
playing with a handicap of one rook or bishop
improvement of one's constitution; reformation
having been told something so often that one is fed up with it
earnestly; immediately; exactly
night table; bedside table
stupid idiot; total moron
to lean against; to recline on
sasumata; man catcher; two-pronged weapon for catching criminals
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
making a fuss; Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare)
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
Hariti (goddess of childbirth and children)
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to set a ladder up against
sense of space; spaciousness
man fit for the post; right person