folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
to torment; to torture; to harass
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be helpful; to be useful
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; swastika-shaped family crest; wow; yeah
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
information; experience; knowledge; observation
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
survival; survivor; relic
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
young girl; lass; adolescent female
adds force or indicates command