a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
five (long cylindrical things)
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
banquet or reception hall
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
creak; squeak; rasping sound
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
step; stride; counter for steps
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
being startled; getting a shock
to stay bottled up inside oneself; to be introverted; to have a melancholic appearance, atmosphere (of a person, object, place); to have a gloomy appearance
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
jail made by placing bars across a cave entrance; cave prison
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
the emperor's person; the body of Christ; the Host; the Eucharist
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes