curiosity; inquisitiveness
to flare up; to burst into flames
deceiving; cheating; fooling
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
first rider in a charge; first (person) to arrive
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
to pretend; to act (as if)
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
tickling; restlessly; hurriedly; kitchy-koo; goochie-goo
with a start; with a jump