spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
barbed T-shaped weapon for catching thieves (Edo period)
sasumata; man catcher; two-pronged weapon for catching criminals
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
many; much; plenty; hardly
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
red-lacquered sword sheath
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
person with a criminal record; violent criminal
silence (not speaking); muteness
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
sex maniac; seducer; libertine; Lothario; rake
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
place; room; margin; scope
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
almost; roughly; approximately
time; hour; period; class