to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to take command; to give direction
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
hand; handball (soccer foul)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to correct oneself; to restate
block (of wood); chip; splinter
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
all times and places; all ages and countries
magic; sorcery; incantation
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
item; something that one "just has to have"
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
moment by moment; hour by hour
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence