unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
every person; each one; everybody
many; much; plenty; hardly
not yet known; unknown; strange
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
papier-mâché; player who is not a dealer (in cards)
transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
named after; associated with; connected with
small double-reed wind instrument used in gagaku (made of bamboo, with 7 holes on top and 2 below)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
curse; spell; malediction
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
musical accompanist (in noh, kabuki, etc.); background instruments
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse