miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
they; those guys; those fellows
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?