often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
hills and fields; hill and dale
kuda-gitsune; pipe fox; fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses; stoat
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
stoat (Mustela erminea); ermine; short-tailed weasel
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
outward; superficial; external; apparent
pregnancy; conception; gestation
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
fiftieth day after the birth of a child; fifty days
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
decisive battle of brief duration
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
flea powder; flea medicine; flea medication; getting rid of fleas; killing fleas
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
(wearing only) a pair of underpants
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish