front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to claim victims; to leave casualties
lovers' suicide; double suicide
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
brave general; brave warrior; courageous general
to keep one's distance from someone (due to fear or because that person is superior)
going through a cave, grass ring or the interior of a large Buddhistic statue, etc. (symbolizing rebirth); narrow grotto (into which a person can barely fit)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
sparsely; drop-by-drop; on par with; as good as; (vertical) iteration mark used to represent repetition of the previous kanji (to be read using its kun'yomi)
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
nether region; between the legs; groin; crotch
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
about; concerning; as to; regarding
to boil strongly; to be excited
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
near; close; beside; third person
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
mustering-out order; callup