depravity; corruption; degradation
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
material; substance; matter
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
pointing out; identification
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to put into the mouth; to eat
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
door; gate; opening; title page
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
commerce; trade; business
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
scenery; scene; landscape
factory; plant; mill; workshop
river; stream; River; the ... river
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
but; however; provided that
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)