serving a master; employee
divide into four pieces; one fourth
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
two classes; double; two sets
from the viewpoint of; according to
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
kagura (esp. when performed at the imperial palace)
ancient Shinto music and dancing
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to grimace; to make a wry face
handrail; railing; banister
dry riverbed; river beach
wrestler's ceremonial leg raising and stomping
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
vents at the hips of a pair of hakama
pedestrian traffic; kanji "legs radical" (radical 10)
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
course of a river; land along a river
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
counter for (small) boats