to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
shoji (paper sliding door)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
right side; right-hand side
pistol; handgun; revolver
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)
replica firearm; realistic toy gun with no firing mechanism
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
Japanese person; Japanese people
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)