wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
in one's own way or style
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
weight; heavyweight boxer
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
immense physical strength
seam; seal (e.g. envelope); writing on the seal of an envelope
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
great-grandmother; great-grandma
mouth-to-mouth feeding; beak-to-beak feeding; mouth-to-mouth (resuscitation); conveying by word of mouth; oral tradition
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
six copies; Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)
murder; killing; murderer
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
quickly; calmly; intently
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
to learn something through hearing
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
to die out; to become extinct
heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly