interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
last night; yesterday evening
wounded person; injured person
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to have a meal; to take a meal
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
responsibility; duty; obligation
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to comfort; to console; to amuse
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
carving; engraving; sculpture
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
personality; style; appearance