fixtures; furnishings; equipment
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
washing machine (laundry)
to lay aside; to set aside
medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
power; authority; jurisdiction
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
production (e.g. play); direction
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
flight; desertion; escape
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to be found; to be discovered
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
silent phone call (form of harassment)
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 do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
just one person; only one
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
is something that; is that which
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable