notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to join forces; to cooperate
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
way; method; means; resource; course
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)
agitation; stirring; whipping; beating
wheat straw; barley straw
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
strongish; somewhat strong
scattered; separated; dispersed
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to blame; to find fault with
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
quantity or volume of water
returned goods; returning purchased goods
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
tourist resort; holiday resort
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
coldhearted; pitiless; merciless; heartless