what's what; heads or tails
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to grow up; to become an adult
to be replaced with new growth
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to become better; to improve
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
even if; even though; however; no matter how
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
just because; even if; even though
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to be smeared; to be covered
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
six (long cylindrical things)