box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
river; stream; River; the ... river
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
understood; I see; OK; present; here
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
by means of; due to; because of; according to
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to blow off; to be blown off
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she