backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
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
with a (heavy) creak; with a (dull) squeak; with a grating sound; with a rasping sound
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
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 permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature
step; stride; counter for steps
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
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 fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
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
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
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to form a group; to form a bunch
slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound