to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
with hands in pockets; idleness
dry riverbed; river beach
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
lantern bearer; flatterer; booster; brown-noser
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
engagement; business; affair; use; need
urgency; exigency; emergency
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
plainly; clearly; vividly
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention