fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
that's the way it is; such is life
fear; dread; fright; willies
to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
corridor; hallway; passageway
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
crown (of a watch); stem; cannon (of a bell); something in the shape of a dragon's head (esp. a helmet crest)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
niche or alcove for an image; (in Okinawa) portable shrine used to move a deceased from their house to the graveyard
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to dye; to colour; to color
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
nape (of the neck); nucha
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda