unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
lightly; easily; carelessly
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
going straight on; going straight ahead
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
Imperial era; system of counting years from the start of Emperor Jinmu's reign in 660 BC
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
burial mound for severed heads
offering of flowers (at shrine, grave, etc.); floral tribute
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw