dirty work; unpleasant task
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
passenger; rider; good rider
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
pebble; round stone; boulder
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
memories; recollections; reminiscence
together; at the same time; same; identical
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
every year; yearly; annually
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
seal of blood; sealing with one's blood
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)