rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
garden lantern; hanging lantern
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
long (time that has passed); old (story)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to lean against; to set against
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
stairs; stairway; staircase
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to sit down; to take a seat
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
two (long cylindrical things)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
quiet; still; surreptitious
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
main temple building; nave
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
above all; especially; particularly; all the more
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse