four (long cylindrical things)
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
to be opposite; to face each other
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
height (of body); stature
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
lightly; easily; carelessly
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going