to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
outside of; not covered by
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
tall figure; high stature
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
spear with curved cross-blades
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to thrust or cast away; to look upon with detachment
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
though; notwithstanding; although
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
fortune-telling; divination
final scene; the end; finale
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
threefold training; three divisions of the noble eightfold path
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights