grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
doburoku (unrefined sake)
(dead) body; corpse; remains
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
ring; band; ring; circum-
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
excursion; field trip; school trip
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
crotch; groin; area between the thighs
toot (trumpeting sound of an elephant); pawoo
work; business; company; study
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
splish-splash; with a splash
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
alternative means (alternate); alternative method