(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
permanent preservation; permanent repository; keeping something permanently; preservation in perpetuity
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
turmoil; chaos; confusion
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
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)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
gosu porcelain; asbolite; zaffer
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
one more time; once more; once again
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to lose one's footing; to slip
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
water vapour; water vapor; steam
ehehe (embarrassed laugh); ahaha
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
you'll pay for this!; you'd better keep your mouth shut!; you won't get away with this!