secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to nip (something) in the bud
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
deep-seated grudge; hatred
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
several people; a few people
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to have confidence in one's own abilities
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to dye; to colour; to color
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes