sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to mimic someone's voice; to impersonate
such ... as; or some such
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
how; in what way; how about
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
even so; anyhow; at any rate
vague; ambiguous; noncommittal; off-point
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
that is to say; so that means
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface