miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
name; given name; first name
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
to be surprised; to be astonished
westward trip; trip to the West
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
bamboo screen; rattan blind
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
Sha Wujing; Sandy (character from the Chinese novel Journey to the West)
descendant; posterity; offspring
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
Milky Way; luminous band corresponding to the plane of the galaxy
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
story; tale; talk; discussion
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)