closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
good news; happy news; glad tidings
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
seafood seasoned with salt and sake then steamed
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to raise one's voice; to shout
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
to pat (e.g. a dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle; to caress
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest