to face on; to look out on to
to throw open; to leave open
manner of using one's hands
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
try; attempt; try (rugby)
stupid brat; son of a bitch
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
popular name; common name; given name
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
crane and tortoise (symbol of longevity, artistic motif)
jokingly; in the form of a joke
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel