marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
weird; strange; mysterious
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to bust down a door; to break a door open
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
maid; helper; help; assistance
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
fighting to the death (with swords)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to bound; to set a boundary
particulars; details; specified items
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
a dirty or underhanded trick
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there