(wearing) a loincloth alone; nothing but a loincloth
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
one's nature or personality; inherent; innate
hair loss; hair removal; epilation; depilation
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
cluster; clique; faction; fan group
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
this and that; such and such
immersion; being absorbed in
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
housing district; residential district
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
negative emotions; negative feelings
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
personal feelings; self-interest
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal