to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
watering hole; watering place
round shape; circle; circular form
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
pegbox (of a shamisen, etc.)
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
simple and honest; unsophisticated; simpleminded; naive; unspoiled
songs with samisen accompaniment; musical performance
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
boundless; vast; limitless; faint; hazy; dim
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
correspondence; being in accordance with; anaphora
flying column; detached force
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
to crawl towards; to creep up to
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to listen to in an ecstasy
memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit
separation; farewell; parting
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.