horseplay; fooling around
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
weird; disgusting; sickening
official certification; official approval; certification examination; licensing examination; hypothesis testing
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
(United States of) America; USA
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
a Buddha; deceased person
young girl; lass; adolescent female
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
to rebuild; to reconstruct
division of a shrine's tutelary deity, in order to share it with another shrine; spirit divided in such a manner
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
underground; subterranean
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
person adrift on the sea; castaway (on an island)
sliding; being just in time
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
the lower classes; the common people
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
samurai; warrior; military family
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to give; to do (something) for
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
to get help; to enlist aid
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker