to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
person who is a cut above the rest
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
medical treatment; medical care
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
large quantity; large amount
with a screech; with a whine; with a shrill; with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold); getting a brain freeze
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
ends of the earth; outer reaches; borderland
handsome man; sexy man; lady-killer; (male) lover
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
how many years; how long; what year
fox with supernatural powers; fox spirit
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
comparison; something worthy of comparison
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
blessings bestowed by the Buddha on all living creatures
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
dry riverbed; river beach
tobacco shop; tobacconist