deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
tool; implement; means; furniture
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
shaman; Sherman (WW2 tank)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
the other day; some time ago; recently
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to bring; to take; to bring about
wherein; therein; thereinto
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
famous sword; excellent sword
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
rotten smell; putrid odor
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
right side; right-hand side
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)