protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to go out and away; to leave
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
at least; at most; (even) just
finding employment; getting a job
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
indicate reason; infers some protest
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet