older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker; streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period); soba vendors who walk around at night
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; name; title
fern (esp. species Gleichenia japonica); fernery
Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group); kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper); yomiuri
murder; killing; murderer
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
trip by boat; sea trip; voyage; cruise
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
to rush over; to run up to
death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
root; joint; base; crotch
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
intermittence; being intermittent; occurring intermittently
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to resound; to make a stir
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
large hanging paper lantern