distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
calm; composed; cool; quiet
decision; judgment; resolution
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
three secondary Tokugawa branch families (Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
suō (ceremonial dress of lower-class samurai)
sappanwood (Caesalpinia sappan); sappanwood dye (red in colour); layered colour (light brown on the front, dark red beneath)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely