mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
spirit of study (inquiry, enquiry); (having) an inquiring mind
study; research; investigation
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
Shoku Nihongi (second of the six classical Japanese history texts)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
official in charge; person in charge
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
strength; power; proficiency; ability
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
sunlight; rays of the Sun
being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on
curiosity; inquisitiveness
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
reception room; parlor; parlour