a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
"bird-in-the-cage" children's game
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
front; frontage; facade; main
suffix for familiar person
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to say; to be called; to do
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
impossible to do (although wants to)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
few decades; many decades; several decades
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward