to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
sin of having sexual relations with a woman (for a Buddhist priest)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
in case of; at that time; at this time
deep-seated grudge; hatred
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
wordplay; play on words; pun; rhyming game
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
Yama (King of Hell who judges the dead); Enma
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
nine-tailed fox; old, golden-furred fox with nine tails and shapeshifting powers used to fool humans; orig. a Chinese mystical beast whose appearance was considered auspicious
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
boiling sake or mirin (to reduce the alcohol content); boiled-down sake; boiled-down mirin
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)