pure and innocent; immaculate
questions and answers; dialogue
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to make a vow; to take an oath
after school (at the end of the day)
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
business; errand; nature of one's business
every year; yearly; annually
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
decision; judgment; resolution
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
general public; the masses
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement