townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
handrail; railing; banister
opposite bank; farther shore
common reed (Phragmites australis)
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
will; testament; last request
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
to jar; to creak; to grate
large hanging paper lantern
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
cord for attaching a sword scabbard tightly to the obi; sword strap; sword knot
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
mouth of a (sword) sheath
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
drama; play; powerful drug
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
lineage; pedigree; good family
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
troubles brought on by what one has written
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to pack (in box); to drive to wall
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
fall; drop; descent; coming down