hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
the five virtues; tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of such an object
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
long, kimono-like garment, made of light fabric and worn under the kimono; under-kimono
in that way; like that; that way
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)