serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
selection; choice; option
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
bias; eccentricity; obstinacy
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
otherwise; or else; if not
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
that kind; competition; match
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
way of speaking; intimation
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
step; stride; counter for steps
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to