to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
this world; this life; world of the living
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
platform; home; home base; home plate
horror film; horror movie
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
Earth Horse (55th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
breaking off; snapping off
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to investigate; to examine
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
jumping to a wrong conclusion
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living