Japanese four-lined ratsnake (Elaphe quadrivirgata); Japanese striped snake
Japanese four-lined ratsnake (Elaphe quadrivirgata); Japanese striped snake
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
Japanese carpenter bee (Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolans); wasp; hornet; yellow jacket
snake; serpent; large snake
hornet larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps); bee larva
innumerable; countless; numberless
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
portion of wall between two pillars; surface of a wall
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
family or person with samurai ancestors
old house; deserted house
vacant house; unoccupied house
to move (house); to change residence
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
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)
all-night vigil over a body; wake
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
how; in what way; how about
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
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.)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
it is not (like that) either