atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
to expel (from the body); to let off (a fart); to utter (a lie, nonsense, etc.); to say; to do
Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
Tsukushi (former province located in northern Kyūshū; later split into Chikuzen and Chikugo); Kyūshū
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
mishap; misfortune; calamity; ominous word; ill-omened word
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
existence; possession; having; limited company
emphasizes direct object of action
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on