criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
like; similar to; same as
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
monster cat; cat with magical powers
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
had better ...; had better not ...
never mind!; don't worry about it
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
beginning; outset; first; onset
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
since when; from when; how long
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)