back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
digital versatile disc; DVD
chonmage; topknot hairstyle worn by men in the Edo period, and sumo wrestlers today; please do (for me)
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
Emishi; Ezo; non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo; Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
cartoon-character costume
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
trip; excursion; (drug) trip; entering another world (in fantasy fiction); tripcode (hash code of a password, used for signing posts anonymously on imageboards)
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
getting stuck in a rut; becoming stereotyped
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
competent; suitable; qualified
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
such a thing; something like that