goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
to leap back; to jump back
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
tall figure; high stature
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
blow; shock; strike; batting
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to collapse into; to flop onto
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to give; to do (something) for
height (of body); stature
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to serve; to work for; to attend
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to lie down; to throw oneself down