lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
one's own style; self-taught manner
to follow another's example
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
practice; practising; experience
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
warp; curvature; curve; arch
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
breastplate; chest protector; bib
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); feel; appearance
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
seven (long cylindrical things)
five-toed (socks); top 5 (counting with fingers)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
protector (e.g. chest); guard
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing