otherwise; or else; if not
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response
even without doing; even without being
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
invisible writing revealed by applying heat; writing done in invisible ink
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
long; drawn-out; very long
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
one edge; one end; one side
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
haikai; collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryū, etc.; humorous or vulgar renga poetry
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
assertion; declaration; affirmation
one part; one portion; one section
to own; to receive; to understand
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
regularly; promptly; sound of clashing swords; Manchu queue; padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children)
if so; in that case; in that situation
to give way to the light of the morning (i.e. the darkness gives way)
sea level; (surface of) sea