wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to project; to stick out; to stand out
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
murder; killing; murderer
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
dispute; argument; contention
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
discovery; detection; finding
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)