nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
small gathering; happy circle
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
step; stride; counter for steps
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
leopard (Panthera pardus)
Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit
to go ahead; to pull ahead
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
banknote; bill; note; paper money
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
one's best interests; one's own good
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
to dry up completely; to become stale
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
bleaching; bleached cotton; doxxing; doxing; public humiliation (as an Edo period punishment)
empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
to be overwhelmed; to be overawed
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less