boy; son; baby boy; young man
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
yearned for; longed for; missed
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
Manjusri (Bodhisattva); Monju; Monjushuri; Wenshu
building (a temple, palace, etc.); construction; erection
foundation stone; cornerstone
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
black and white; right and wrong
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting