messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
no, not like that (but like this)
stabilization; stabilisation
to open (one's eyes) wide
to press a question; to cross-examine
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
(turned out) all right in the end
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to deceive with smooth talk; to wheedle; to give someone a snow job
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets