entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
now that you say that; now that you mention it
difficult to approach; inaccessible
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
human kindness; human weakness
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
2nd day of the month; two days
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
successively; one after another
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to order; to command; to appoint
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
tool; implement; means; furniture
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
practice; practising; training; study
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout