somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
haunted mansion; haunted house; enchanted house
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
policeman's rope (used for restraining criminals)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
making one's way in the world; (making a) living; (earning a) livelihood; business; trade; occupation
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to be at wit's end; to be at a loss for what to do
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
nth district of a town; nth city block
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
narrow eyes; half-open eyes; fine mesh; fine texture; tight weave
gazing at (in wonderment)
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
to force open; to push open
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
ray (of light); beam; light
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
half the body; half length
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; type of men's hairstyle during the Edo period
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
master; teacher; stable master