argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
public opinion; unbiased criticism; unbiassed criticism
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
the more one looks (at it) the more...
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
despair; desperation; abandonment
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
manner of using one's hands
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to complete decisively; to do to completion
enough is enough; no further!
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
narrow escape from the jaw of death
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
profound; careful; mature
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
gesture; sign; hand signal
koan; kōan; Zen question for meditation (e.g. the sound of one hand clapping)
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
custom; common practice; habit
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
decision; judgment; resolution
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
plan of fraud; scheme of deception