branch of a sacred tree (esp. sakaki) with paper or cotton strips attached (used as an offering); sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
document; official papers
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
arbitration; intercession; mediation
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to appease; to suppress; to calm
don't worry about it; forget about it
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
audience; spectator; spectators
as a child; when one was a child
author; writer; novelist; artist
indeed; really; truly; very much
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
daily publication; daily issue
kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)
example; illustration; precedent
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
the reverse; other side; lining
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
several items; many items
systematic; organized; organizational
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to stop (plug) one's ears
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship