offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to lose one's footing; to slip
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
steady advance; carrying all before one
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
breastplate; chest protector; bib
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
group; party; team; squad; section
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
kind (of goods); brand; (taxonomical) form; breed; cultivar
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
regarding as an enemy; treating as an enemy
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to be annoying; to be troublesome
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)