to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
custom; habit; customary practice
never ceasing; never ending; endless
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
choreography; dance composition; dance coaching
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.)
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
prohibition; ban; embargo
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)