ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
like; similar to; same as
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
handful; small amount; small number
to throw at; to turn; to raise
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
evil spirit; demon; devil
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
surely; certainly; without doubt
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
several sheets (flat objects)
red-ink stick; red and black
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
present; current; in operation