preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to come from; to have roots in
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
fully satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); happy; cleared of doubt
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
every person; each one; everybody
to surround; to crowd around
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
fine castle; famous castle
together; mutually; fellow
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
Hayagriva; Horsehead (tantric Buddhist deity)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap
brandling (when used as fishing bait)
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
maneuvers; manoeuvers; machinations; scheming
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
corridor; hallway; passageway
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family