to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
carbonization; carbonisation
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
charcoal; charred remains
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
guess; conjecture; surmise
to incur someone's enmity
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
to not take seriously; to take lightly
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
grip (of hand); grip strength