to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten
thickly; stickily; viscously
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to run around; to bustle about
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
one roll; one book; one volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears
pair of gods (esp. Izanagi and Izanami); two gods; yin and yang
concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
high and low (social standing)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
to become frayed; to become loose
big snake; (large) serpent
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
language of the natives; local language; native tongue; dialect; patois
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
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