hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
sensuously beautiful; seductively beautiful; voluptuous
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to choke; to have trouble breathing
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
to begin shooting; to shoot out
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft
horse gait; way of walking (e.g. in martial arts, etc.)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
(entering into) nirvana; died; silent; tranquil
knowledge applied to evil purposes
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building