things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to collect; to assemble; to gather
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
spirit power; magical power
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
air hole; windhole; ventilator
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
curse; spell; malediction
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
suffix for familiar person
father; dad; husband; you; he
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
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
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
all; entire; whole; altogether
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to attempt; to test; to try out
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)