to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
dragon god; dragon king; naga
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
appearance; figure; shape; form
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
no!; no no!; no, not at all
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!