kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
hooting; jeering; heckling
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
interior; inside; internal
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
paper sliding door for the cupboard of a tokonoma
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to become pale; to turn pale
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
particulars; details; specified items
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
ill-natured; of mean disposition; malicious; poor-quality; of poor quality
evil spirit; (vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience