hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
originally; by nature; from the start
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
beyond this point; from now on; after this
Children's Limbo; futile; unrewarding
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
major cleanup; spring cleaning
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
lesson; discipline; example (e.g. set a bad example); revelation
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
snake; serpent; large snake
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common