alone; by oneself; on one's own
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
coordination; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
number one; first; best; most; game; round
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
power; might; authority; influence
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray