danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
in low spirits; dejected; sad
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
mashed boiled green soybeans
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
willow tit (Parus montanus)
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
side door; side gate; wicket gate
association; link; connection; pledge (esp. for marriage); promise
one by one; one each; one at a time
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
difficult problem; challenge
description; describing; depicting
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
if possible; if circumstances allow
great debt of gratitude; great obligation