to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
along the river; riverside
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
face; looks; vestiges; trace
direct descent; direct line
personage; person (deserving of respect)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Hayagriva; Horsehead (tantric Buddhist deity)
in case of; at that time; at this time
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key