stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
to have medicine be effective
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
type of circular or square earth building built from the 12th century in Fujian, China
reproachful; hateful; bitter
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
bedpan; chamber pot; potty; (arch.) baby tiger
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
spirits of war dead; person of great ability; soul of a talented person
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
spirituality; spiritual nature
what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; (lit.) spilt water won't go back into its tray
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
exactly as stated; verbatim