manner of using one's hands
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
sweeping sideways; mowing down
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
unlimited; unrestricted; limitless
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to be hesitant; to feel timid
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
retainer; retinue; servant
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
sound of something falling
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
tall figure; high stature
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
mineral matter; metallic property
upper half of the body; upper body
Atai (post-Taika hereditary title often given to regional administrators)
thousands; several thousand
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion