seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
quadruped walking; walking on four legs
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
even though it is not; despite not
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
to practice magic; to practise magic
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to stay calm; to keep cool
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to tumble down; to roll down
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity