assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
farming; agriculture; cultivation
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
distant look; faraway look
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
preliminary step; first step
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
name plate; name tag; label
crane fly; daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae)
way of speaking; intimation; lips; mouth; snout
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
zip; ping; zing; zoom; whoosh
identification; ID; identity
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to pitch forward; to fall forward
you'll regret this!; I'll get you for this!; just you wait!
Izumo Fudoki (description of the culture, climate, etc. of Izumo province; 733 CE)
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
yin-yang diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas