being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
backboard; dorsal plate; tergum
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
door; gate; opening; title page
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
fighting against an illness
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
meaning; significance; sense
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
spirit; heart; disposition
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
deep emotion; strong feelings
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
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
woman; female; feminine gender
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
imitation; fake; counterfeit; sham
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out