express palanquin (esp. one carrying an urgent messenger, running day and night)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
sword worn on the hip; something worn on the hip (e.g. sword, pill box, money pouch)
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
to be beside oneself; to lose one's head; to go mad with something
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to draw swords and face off
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
elder sister; effeminate man
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
4th day of the month; four days
(Edo-period) town magistrate
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
governmental position of the shogunate, responsible for the management of temples and shrines
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)