texture; space between threads (i.e. in cloth)
to cover (with something)
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to remove; to exclude; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
carrying (child) under arm
putting oneself into something; exerting oneself
transmitter; homing device
piece of evidence; evidence
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
good-natured; of good character
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
subordination; dependency
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to hide; to conceal oneself
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
back side; back end; posterior; rear
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)