participation; joining; entry; adherence
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
convenient; handy; useful
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
the Orient for the Orientals
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to rain (or snow), keeping people indoors
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
samurai drill; knight errantry
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
full of holes (e.g. argument); vulnerable to any kind of attack (or criticism, etc.)
to lie deep in; to extend far back
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability