the height of folly; sheer stupidity
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
weave; weaving; woven item
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
murder; killing; murderer
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to trample; to crush underfoot
accelerator pedal; gas pedal; throttle pedal
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
prohibition; inhibition; ban
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
limp; imbalance; unfavorable progress; unfavourable progress
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus