Onbashira Festival; log-dragging festival held once every six years in Suwa, Nagano
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
in this way; thus; such; uh...
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
owner of a hermitage; abbess; prioress; nun in charge of a Buddhist convent
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
arrest; apprehension; capture
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
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
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise