to plunder; to grab; to snatch
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurd; nonsensical
to accumulate merit; to make merit
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
the opposite direction; the other way
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
boundless; limitless; vast; broad
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
to pose a riddle; to hint (at); to drop a hint
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
settlement (of a dispute); making amends; settling a score; money paid to settle a dispute
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
boastful speech; bragging
failure story; horror story
degenerate monk; corrupt priest
to get hold of; to take possession of; to seize
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
to name; to call; to christen; to term
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight