more than anything; above all else
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
last week; the week before
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
Hades; land of the dead; netherworld
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
manner of using one's hands
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
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
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
sympathetic magic; homeopathic magic; imitative magic
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
fundamental idea; basic concept
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
without permission; without notice
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper