hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
secret art; the mysteries
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
cruelty; hard-heartedness
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
survival; survivor; relic
operation; functioning; running
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to detain; to check; to restrain
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
very likely; very probable
polite; courteous; hospitable
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
neat and clean; tidy; trim
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
curiosity of fear; urge to look at something frightening; wanting to take a peek at something unpleasant
recollection; reminiscence
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
to dispose of; to sell off
elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
commandant; commanding officer; general
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
man; male; masculine gender
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
to listen to in an ecstasy
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality