technique; art; skill; move
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
one eye; one of one's eyes
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
many; much; plenty; hardly
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
finish; end; completion; result
this world; this life; world of the living
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
corridor; hallway; passageway
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
agricultural land; farmland
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
such; like that; in that way
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
immediately; right away; on the spot
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown