mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
bent back; hunchback; stoop
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
several people; a few people
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
in good health; alive and well; going strong
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to rock; to shake; to swing
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to blaze; to burn brightly
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
because of; owing to; due to
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
personification; impersonation; embodiment
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on