to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
compliance; conformance; adaptation; (immediate) response; (rapid) reaction
irregular soldiers; commandos
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
correction; revision; amendment
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
larger section (of village)
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
bonfire often in temple grounds, usu. of charms, talismans, New Year decorations, etc.; ritual burning of money, cedar sticks, or other objects as an offering
sticky (situation); finding oneself trapped
coagulation; freezing; solidification; curdling; setting; congealing
river surface; surface of a river
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
violent explosion; bursting
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
to destroy; to break; to damage
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
counter for (small) boats
water's edge; shore; waterside
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
full view; plain sight; completely visible