thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
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
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
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 scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
lightly; easily; carelessly
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
big snake; (large) serpent