exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence; exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
a second time; again; once more; twice
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
society; the world; the times
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
successor; replacement; second wife
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
expert; skilled hand; person of experience
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
electronic edition; online edition
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
food expenses; cost of one's board
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
dad; daddy; papa; pa; pop
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
and; thereupon; because of that
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
abandoned child; foundling