chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
emphasizes direct object of action
wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
casting; cast-metal object
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
stepwise; one step at a time
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
bad smell; foul smell; offensive odor; stench; stink
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
indeed; really; truly; very much
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy