unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
exactly as stated; verbatim
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
bearing; heading; point of the compass
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
unlucky quarter (southwest)
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
feeling; sense; impression
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to stiffen; to become stiff
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
Onigashima; island of ogres (in Japanese folklore)