My words

清める

きよめる

to purify, to cleanse, to exorcise, to purge, to ward off

弟子

でし ていし

pupil, disciple, adherent, follower, apprentice, young person, teacher's student-helper

走行

そうこう

running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car), running to program, job, etc., traveling, travelling

雑魚

ざこ じゃこ ざっこ ざっこう いざこ ざこう

small fish, small fry, person of low social standing

生憎

あいにく

unfortunately, Sorry, but ...

所謂

いわゆる

what is called, as it is called, the so-called, so to speak

的確

てきかく てっかく

precise, accurate, appropriate, exactly the right

不意に

ふいに

suddenly, abruptly, unexpectedly

律

りつ

vinaya (rules for the monastic community), Ritsu (school of Buddhism), lushi (style of Chinese poem), (musical) pitch, six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale, Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale, similar to Dorian mode (corresponding to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do), (in traditional Eastern music) step (corresponding to a Western semitone), regulation, law (esp. ancient east asian criminal code)

錯覚

さっかく

optical illusion, hallucination, misapprehension, delusion, illusions

不祥事

ふしょうじ

scandal, deplorable event

革命

かくめい

revolution, 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in onmyou-dou)

いい線

いいせん

more or less right, you are on the right track, getting warm

御主

おぬし

you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)

子守

こもり

nursemaid, nanny, babysitter, child-minding, babysitting

暴く

あばく

to disclose, to divulge, to expose

怨念

おんねん

grudge, malice, hatred

抗う

あらがう

to go against, to fight against, to oppose, to resist, to deny

忍び込む

しのびこむ

to creep in, to steal in

酸素

さんそ

oxygen (O), oxygen

代物

しろもの

thing, article, goods, fellow, affair, stuff

光栄

こうえい

honour, honor, glory, privilege

健気

けなげ

brave, gallant, courage, manly, heroic, praiseworthy, industrious, pure, lovable

以来

いらい

since, henceforth

ドン引き

ドンびき どんびき ドンビキ

drawing away from someone because of their speech or actions, having the mood ruined, zooming out or backing the camera away to get a wider image (film, TV)

座敷

ざしき

tatami room, tatami mat room, formal Japanese room, dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

協定

きょうてい

arrangement, pact, agreement

恩返し

おんがえし

requital of a favour (favor), repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)

ギクシャク

ぎくしゃく

jerkiness, awkwardness, stiltedness, souring (of a relationship), strain (e.g. in relations)

口実

こうじつ

excuse, pretext