to join together; to combine; to join up
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to hold tightly; to hold firmly
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to give by tossing or throwing
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
living thing; living creature; animal; life
flutter; flap; sound of something light moving in the wind
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
to lose one's presence of mind; be flummoxed; to get flustered
high-pitched; high in the instep
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
lonely; dreary; desolate; few; scarce; sparse
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to look around; to survey
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
(surface of) field; plain; unworked surface of (quarried) stone; (rough) surface of plank