spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); mon; traditional unit used for shoe and sock sizes (approx. 2.4 cm); letter; character
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
Buddhist priest; temple with a resident priest
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to match; to equal; (arch.) to catch up with; (arch.) to overtake
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
drawing red lines; red lines on maps marking town limits (Edo period); (arch.) red lines marking nouns in kanbun texts
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.); barrier gate; checkpoint gate
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
large gate (to a castle); front gate; checkpoint (Edo period)
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
in accordance with; according to
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
stabbing to death; putting out
to order; to command; to appoint
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
relay station; post station; stage
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam