method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
pride; boast; credit (to)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
invisibly; secretly; privately
box carried on one's back to store books; wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
how many people; a number of people
anyone; any person; whoever
that kind; competition; match
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
missionary work (esp. Buddhist); preaching
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
crippled; deformed; imperfect; incomplete; one wheel
in low spirits; dejected; sad
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for