to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to follow; to conform; to apply to
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
calm; composed; cool; quiet
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
clear; distinct; evident; definite
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to ask a high price; to overcharge
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
source of revenue; financial supporter
cruelty; hard-heartedness
mending; revision; supplementation; (dental) prosthesis; prosthetic
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
small gate; side gate; wicket gate; side door
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
new moon; first day of the lunar month; (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
large triple gate to temple
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
government office; government agency
to project; to stick out; to stand out
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period