to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric); creases in an eboshi hat
disharmony; discord; dissonance; incongruity
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to feel anxious; to feel uneasy; to worry
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
father and mother; parents
end; close; finish; termination
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
every other; second; alternate
what kind of; what sort of; what
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something