with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
official name; formal name
westward trip; trip to the West
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
Chinese poem; Chinese poetry
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
it's no joke; gimme a break!
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show