secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
and yet; though; when; in spite of
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
situated deep in the mountains
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
detached; aloof; indifferent
initiation into an art or discipline
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
genuine article; real thing; real deal
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
lightly; easily; carelessly
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away