to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
one thin flat object; one sheet
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
opposite side; other side
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
offender; criminal; culprit
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
use; utilization; utilisation; application
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses