firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
opposite side; opposition
boasting of one's strength
technique; art; skill; move
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
not hard to ... (in certain circumstances, it would be possible)
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)
personal accessories (ornaments, adornments)
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
charm; incantation; spell; curse
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
one day; (on) a certain day
to write down; to note; to remember
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
Island; insula; island; islet
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
inheritance; something given or received
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
reflective water surface; reflecting water
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
farming implement; farm tools
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)