blotched snakehead (Channa maculata)
score counter (for multiples of kan)
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
crude wood (i.e. with many knots)
tending to break out or project easily
master painter; great artist
the ancestral Sun Goddess
finally; barely; only just; gradually
moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)
paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites
to put one's life on the line
ill-mannered; overbearing
sorceress; medium; female fortuneteller
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
exceptional item; extraordinary product
streamlet; brooklet; rivulet
dyeing black; dyed black; dark
pump priming; cause; impetus; spark
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
throwing oneself to one's death; precipitating oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
dreadnought class (of warship)
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
raised-floor-style (granary, truck, etc.)
to insist on one's own ideas
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
being fond of children; person fond of children