to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
piece of evidence; evidence
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
good-natured; of good character
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
guardian; mentor; protector
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
subordination; dependency
to hide; to conceal oneself
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
back side; back end; posterior; rear
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
now that; since; so long as; because
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
short and stout; small but wide around
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
learning by watching others; learning by imitation