how; in what way; by what means
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to go past; to pass; to pass by
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to put one's strength into
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)