curse; spell; malediction
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to thrust away; to send flying
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
evil spirit (that can possess people)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
everything; anything; nothing
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to