with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
faked suicide; sham suicide; pseudocide
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
violent emotion; passion; fury
living person; the living
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
frantically; maddeningly; to distraction
to be seen dimly; to glimmer
at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
tail (animal); tail end; tip
locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)