in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
death penalty; capital punishment
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
stochastic variable; random variable
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
food sampling area (e.g. in a supermarket)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to sniff out; to get wind of
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
cache; place to hide something
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
first shrine visit of New Year
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to employ; to hire; to charter
deoxyribonucleic acid; DNA
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
body; body blow (in boxing)