undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
Japanese rowan (Sorbus commixta)
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
technical civilization; technical civilisation
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
squash (drink); squash (sport)
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
founder; originator; pioneer
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
common mushroom (Agaricus bisporus); white mushroom
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
finished product; finished goods; completed article
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into