to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
powdered medicine; powder
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)
family; relatives; dependents; household
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
precarious situation; precarious state
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
to fight against; to oppose; to face