plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to be thankful; to feel grateful; to show one's gratitude
Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to throw on the fire; to burn
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
catercorner; diagonally opposite
(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors; unevenness
mysterious bird; strange bird; eerie bird; monster that has taken the form of a bird
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to hang (something) on the wall
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods
older employee who does not have much actual work
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute