secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
very common way of tying a woman's kimono sash
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines; (religious) sect; denomination; one's principles; one's tastes
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
stone statue of Jizo (often found along roads); taciturn person; person uninterested in romance
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be entwined; to be involved
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
before one could; in no time at all; without a gap
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully