shapeshifting (of an animal or spirit); goblin; incarnation; transformation
to close (one's eyes); to shut
half a point (esp. in go)
main shrine; inner sanctuary
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
light; right; right field; right fielder
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
interval; step; pitch; key
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
going in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running or operating a machine in reverse (such as an electric motor)
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
snake; serpent; large snake
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to pierce through; to break through
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)