other than; excluding; without
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
left side; left-hand side
coating (esp. lacquering)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
scattered animal feed; ground bait
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
charm; incantation; spell; curse
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
worshipper; pilgrim; visitor to temple or shrine
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
fourth month of the lunar calendar
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to look down over; to look down on
punishment; judgement; judgment
insecticide; insect repellent
bad disease; malignant disease
to go along; to walk along; to follow
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
with these words; while saying
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch