demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to indicate; to show; to point to
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
originally; by nature; from the start
close; intimate; on good terms
fear; dread; fright; willies
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile