person with a criminal record; violent criminal
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
(licensed) red light district
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
scattered; sprinkled; sporadically; snapping (of a thread, string, etc.); breaking
to cut; to slit; to slash
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
mime; dumb show; silent drama; pantomime
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
covered in blood; bloodstained; bloody; gory
room for female servants; room where there are women; jail for women
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
leopard (Panthera pardus)
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
cunning and experienced in the ways of the world; crafty and worldly-wise; sly old (fox)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
somehow; for some reason or other
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
Hakata (old but still commonly used name for Fukuoka)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)