painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
it is not (like that) either
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
like this; this sort; this way
tone (of voice); manner of talking
curse; spell; malediction
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
modular bath; prefabricated bath
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
woman; female; feminine gender
man; male; masculine gender
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)