box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
high spirits; gleeful mood
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
black ground; black cloth
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
penetration; absolutely clear; not dirty; clearness
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
just one person; only one
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance