interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to prove; to substantiate
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
contrary to one's expectations
any bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits); wagtail; longclaw
any bird of family Motacillidae (excluding the pipits); wagtail; longclaw
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
lively; active; (arch.) tinkling (of metal, jewels, etc.); (arch.) ringing brightly; (arch.) crying (of a Chinese phoenix)
discrimination; discernment; identification
peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation
Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)
bright red; crimson lotus flower
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
to lose one's presence of mind; be flummoxed; to get flustered
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
scouring rushes; Equisetum hyemale; common horsetail
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
space between trees; gap between trees
pale fiery light seen in the fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
call of a wild goose; wild goose (esp. a lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus); tea made from twigs of high-quality tea plants (esp. gyokuro); high-grade kukicha (esp. from gyokuro)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
stone Buddhist image; unemotional person; taciturn person
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide