hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences); ground-breaking ceremony
four corners; four ordinal directions
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to loiter around; to wander about
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
recorder (musical instrument); English flute
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to watch over; to watch attentively
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
truancy; school non-attendance
senior high school student
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
ancient Shinto (as practiced prior to the introduction of Confucianism and Buddhism to Japan)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
expression; look; countenance; face
interval; step; pitch; key