to bind; to fasten; to tie up
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
Hades; hell; underworld; underground spring
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; flattery; flatterer; Keian era (1648.2.15-1652.9.18)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
Edo shogunate (1603-1867); Tokugawa shogunate
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
father and mother; parents
dependents; family members that one has to support; encumbrances; things that tie one down
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
(execution by) decapitation
prison gate; decapitation (of a criminal) and exposure of the head to public view (Edo-period punishment)
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
to begin shooting; to shoot out
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere
to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath; to breathe fire; to spit fire
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering