elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
charming; fascinating; attractive
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
breastplate; chest protector; bib
to tear off; to strip; to rob
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
surgery; surgical procedure
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
evil destiny or connection; unfortunate love
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
succession to another's professional name
odds and ends; all; every
in the same way as; just like
sexual discrimination; sexism
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell