fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
other side; opposite side; other party
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
respect and affection; love and respect
to step forward; to take a step forward
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
reserve; modesty; hesitation; abhorrence; repugnance; loathing
serious; severe; grave; acute
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to be softened; to calm down
not taking the slightest notice (of); not giving the slightest consideration (to); paying absolutely no attention (to)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
still; even now; to this day
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to bind; to file; to finish (a dish) by pouring beaten egg into the broth; to sew up; to stitch together
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword