lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
historical play; period drama
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to speak; to hear a voice
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
confections; sweets; candy; cake
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
scene; sight; scenario; setting