thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
first thing in the morning
shellfish; seashell; shell
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
parts; accessories; components
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
man; male; masculine gender
yearned for; longed for; missed
in succession; one by one
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
husband and wife; married couple
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
palm heel; heel of the palm
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental