mala (spicy and numbing flavor)
form; shape; figure; visage
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
critic; reviewer; commentator
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
same; similar; (just) like; equal
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
moving tale; impressive tale
alcohol dependency; alcoholism
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
household economy; family finances
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
several weeks; a few weeks
news; word; tidings; omen
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
wherein; therein; thereinto
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
improvisation (usu. musical); impromptu performance
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
hardness of hearing; bradyacusia; deafness; hearing loss
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
decision; determination; resolution
already; now; no longer; not any more
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes