dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
that was a good one!; good pun!; what a stinger!; (lit.) one zabuton
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
clean sweep; killing several with one sword sweep
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
rokurokubi; long-neck woman; monstrous person (often a woman) with a neck that can expand and contract (in Japanese folklore)
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
moray (eel) (Gymnothorax kidako); muraenid
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
nape (of the neck); nucha
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
key person; important person
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament