standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
the opposite direction; the other way
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; blood offering; killing violently; bloodbath; victimizing
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
the same; the said; likewise
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to flare up; to burst into flames
deceiving; cheating; fooling
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
leader of a charge; first to arrive
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out