to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to become excited; to grow lively
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
while; during (the time when)
kitchen; financial situation
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
looking on from afar; being a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
until now; so far; up to the present
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
document; official papers
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
guardian; protector; patron; parent
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)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics