snake; serpent; large snake
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
upper half of the body; upper body
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
precarious situation; precarious state
to do someone in; to bump someone off
this and that; one thing or another
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
conduct; behavior; behaviour
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
simple; simplified; easy; plain
literally; to the letter; literal
looking on from afar; being a spectator
troublesome; annoying; complicated
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
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
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
like this; this sort; this way
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)