to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to creep about; to crawl around
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
big snake; (large) serpent
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
intuition; instinct; hunch
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
even more; still more; further
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
minimum; at the very least
sealing (away); containment; suppression; seal; place where something is sealed; seam (of an envelope)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
direct connection; direct link
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
(how) many times; (how) often
to repeat; to do over again
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
way (of doing); manner; method; means
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
choosing between two things; two choices
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
otherwise; or else; if not
at once; immediately; right now
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed