to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
being upright and cleanhanded
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
magical; sorcerous; supernatural
to become pale; to turn pale
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
outside one's jurisdiction
pale fiery light seen in the fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
demoness; witch; ogress; married woman
(in Chinese mythology) beast which descends from the sky with a thunderbolt
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
cease-fire; truce; armistice
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
object of romantic interest
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
gods and demons; divine spirits and souls of the dead; one with (spiritual) power beyond that of humans; fierce god
ninjutsu art of water-escape
perpetual night; continuing all night