tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
to be flowing (of blood); to be alive; to be humane; to show signs of humanity
(Western) clothing store; clothes shop; tailor; dressmaker; tailor's shop
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
series of articulated plates attached to the back and sides of a Japanese helmet
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
head; chief; boss; leader
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to outwit; to get the better of; to leave (an opponent) dumbfounded; (lit.) to expose (someone's) nose
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign