failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to blow (a horn, etc.); to sound
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
palatial residence; stately mansion
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
to shed light; to cast light
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
baton (of command); order; command; direction
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
document; official papers
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
long ago; a long time ago; already
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
boiling sake or mirin (to reduce the alcohol content); boiled-down sake; boiled-down mirin
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else