majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be smeared; to be covered
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
way; method; means; resource; course
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
directions; instructions; orders; command
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
at first; in the beginning; originally
strong interaction; strong force
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to backfire; to have a harmful result
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
decision; determination; resolution
control; management; supervision
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
taking turns on duty (esp. daimyo's retainers on duty in Edo)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly