manner of using one's hands
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
one end; an end; part; fragment
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
sidelocks; hair at the temples
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
inexpert or untrained eyes
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
power; might; authority; influence
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
light; faint; pale; fleeting
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat
Arisaema serratum (species of jack-in-the-pulpit)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
I see; that's right; indeed
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination