weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to feel; to sense; to experience
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
inner garden (esp. small, traditional); courtyard
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to make an appearance; to show up
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house
thereupon; shortly thereafter
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
dullard; indecisive person
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
shoji (paper sliding door)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
living room (Japanese-style)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to force open; to push open
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)
silence; stillness; quietness
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality