depending on the answer; hinging on the reply
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)
(in) the air; midair; sky
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
honorific title; honorific term of address
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to be found; to be discovered
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
since then; from that time; ever since
romantic story; colorful story; colourful story; highly embellished story