weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
hymns of praise in Japanese
excursion; field trip; school trip
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to pack; to box; to package
mountain of death; steep mountain which the dead must cross to reach the afterlife
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to squeeze out; to wring out
singing voice; (sound of) singing
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with