barrier; checkpoint; checking station
ferry landing; point of departure or arrival for ferries
rather; sooner; preferably
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to have a meal (before doing something); to fortify oneself with a meal
to be forward; to stick one's nose into; to meddle; to jut out; to protrude; to overhang
face to face; between two persons
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
beautification; glorification
mature woman; middle-aged woman
coquettish; charming; seductive; (arch.) beautiful; (arch.) graceful
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
acrobatics; risky undertaking
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
originally; by nature; from the start
black person; darkie; well-tanned person; (wheat) smut; stagehand (in kabuki); prompter
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
antiquity; the previous era
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty