looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
in search of; in order to look for
being very popular; being in great demand
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
crib sheet; cheat sheet; large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
historical play; period drama
sitting in circle; round straw mat
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
vegetarian cuisine originally derived from the dietary restrictions of Buddhist monks
there being no use in arguing (about it)
rice and curry; curry rice
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
author; writer; novelist; artist
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
don't worry about it; forget about it
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
have a good day; take care; see you
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
indeed; really; truly; very much
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)