suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
deity; god; Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
now that; since; as long as; provided that
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to lay the blame on
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
one's long-cherished desire
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
official business; public business
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to trample; to crush underfoot
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
forevermore; for eternity
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
to determine whether something is right or wrong; to make something clear; to settle a matter
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
history; pedigree; lineage