origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
tank (military vehicle); chariot
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to be helpful; to be useful
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish
lazy; idle; indolence; laziness; sloth
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
being protean and elusive; appear and disappear like a phantom
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
founder; originator; pioneer
body; physical system; (the) person
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
(by) one's side; nearby location; place close to one's person; you
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
formication; crawling sensation; crispation
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...