izuna; pipe fox; fox-like spirit kept inside a bamboo tube and used by its master to perform divinations and curses; keeper of an izuna
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
magistrate; shogunate administrator
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
mystery; strange event; mysterious affair
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
on the occasion of; at the time of
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be heard; to be audible; to say; to do
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
one evening; some evenings
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
feelings; thoughts; meaning
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
all; everyone; everybody; everything
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
through; by way of; after; via
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
smuggling (during the Edo period); contraband
price; cost; value; worth; merit
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry