about here; in this neighborhood
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
abnormal behavior (behaviour)
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
seahorse; sea horse; hippocampus; walrus
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
living thing; organism; creature; biology
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
sickness and health start with the mind
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
fluttering (esp. of thick or heavy material); piece of dangling cloth, paper, metal, etc.
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
timewise; temporal; chronal
patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir
pigmented macule; pigmented spot
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
semiannual crop; two crops per year
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to lie down; to throw oneself down
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
long military service; having experienced many battles
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight