shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
that is to say; so that means
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
haunted mansion; haunted house; enchanted house
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to pick up; to find; to gather
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
on the occasion of; at the time of
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
designing a font; creating a new character not currently available
(arch.) division of the night (from approx. 7pm to 5am) into five 2-hour periods; the fifth of these periods (approx. 3am to 5am)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss