art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
to escape from; to get out
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
outside world; physical world
whole story; full picture; full particulars
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
reason; cause; circumstances
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
sick person; patient; invalid
wounded person; injured person
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to withstand; to be able to endure
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
advance; moving forward; progress
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful