to teach by example; to teach by showing; (lit.) to teach with one's back
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
correspondence education; correspondence course; distance education
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
spiritualist; medium; necromancer
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
anatomical model of the human body
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
fox with supernatural powers
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
set of three; three sets; three classes
out of control; uncontrollable
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)