tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
to be needed; to be wanted
best regards; please take care of; please do
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
short-tempered; quick-tempered; impatient; hasty; rash
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
very young; little; childish; immature
surely (not); certainly (not)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
ancestor; forefather; foremother
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough