in order; sequential; seriatim
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
busy; having no time (for)
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
midwinter; dead of winter
general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
makuragaeshi; monster that flips pillows over at night; changing a pillow position (esp. for a dead body); acrobatic routine involving multiple wooden pillows
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.); vital point; crux
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
faked suicide; sham suicide; pseudocide
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
lock; padlock; tablet; pill
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
one's younger sister and her husband
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
violent emotion; passion; fury
living person; the living