well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
division of a religious sect; branch of a school
radicalization; radicalisation; intensification; aggravation; sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
samue; monk's working clothes
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
ability to think up names; knack for naming things
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
seoi nage (judo); shoulder throw; back-carry throw
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to push aside; to push one's way through
eagle (Accipitridae family)
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
Japanese word of Chinese origin; Sino-Japanese word; language of the Han people; Chinese
on reading; on'yomi; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
kun reading; kun'yomi; native Japanese reading of a Chinese character
secret garden; private garden; female genitalia
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
hovering (of a helicopter, bird, etc.)
Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)
Passeriformes (order of passerine birds)
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
refinement; elegance; grace
posterity; future generations
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus japonicus)