brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
to cease; to stop; to be over
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
like...; similar to...; is like...; is similar to...
ritsuryō; criminal, administrative and civil codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
build; physique; frame; constitution
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
resemblance; similarity; analogy
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time