trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
clothes; clothing; garments
rhythmically (beating, e.g. gong); clip-clopping (e.g. horse); crumbly; ambling; strolling; dozing
love affair; romance; love scene (in kabuki)
each time; frequently; always
order; sequence; procedure
to bring back; to restore
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
rice gruel with mochi; azuki bean gruel eaten around the 15th day of the first month
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
temple office (for receiving offerings or donations); (historical) office for storing land taxes
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
popular song; ballad; folk song; ditty
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
observance of the Buddha's teachings
beautifully decorated gate; female genitalia
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
brush and ink; writing; drawing