to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
just past noon; afternoon
each time it happens; at all such times
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
again (and again); once again; yet again
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to become greasy; to be oil-stained
feeling; sense; impression
cemetery guard; crematorium worker
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
John Doe; person of unknown name; (arch.) country bumpkin
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to look around; to survey
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
residence for low class samurai enrolled in one of the police forces (Edo period)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
both; both sides; both parties
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
front; frontage; facade; main
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot