root; source; origin; cause
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
this world; this life; world of the living
manifestation (in the physical world); materialization; incarnation; this world; the physical world; the present world
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
this (very thing); this precisely
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to stare back (at); to glare back
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
chance (of success); odds
busy; having no time (for)
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to check; to stop; to keep back
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)