spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to squeeze out; to wring out
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
mountain worship; religion that worships mountains as sacred
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
foundation stone; cornerstone
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
reopening; resumption; restarting
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
bathtub (esp. wooden and bucket-shaped); small bucket used while bathing
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away