dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
pus; corruption; rot; evils
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
literary woman; talented woman
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
a little; a bit; slightly
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
professional shogi player; professional go player
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
leaving everything up to someone else
murder; homicide; manslaughter
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
very small; tiny; insignificant
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
connection; link; relationship
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward