mask; disguise; guise; mask
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
famous place; noted place; place of (scenic or historical) interest; sights (to see)
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
Aokigahara Forest (sea of trees at the base of Mount Fuji)
captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
wind and string instruments; music
musical composition; tune
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
high-speed craft; high-speed vessel; fast ferry
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
to play a leading role; to play a central part
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
inconsiderate; ruthless; merciless; lacking compunction
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
reluctant to; not inclined to; disinclined; unwilling
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling