rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
reception room; parlor; parlour
quiet; still; surreptitious
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
to forget completely; to leave behind
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
right side; right-hand side
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
confection of sweetened beans wrapped in wheat-flour dough (in the shape of a sword guard); (arch.) metal sword guard; (arch.) polearm
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian-period collection of Buddhist stories)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
(one's) youth; one's younger days
day of spring; spring sun
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
free-loader; hanger-on; parasite; house guest
box of sweets (usu. given as a gift)
vice; immorality; corruption
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
locational advantage; advantageous position