loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
as; because; with; due to
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
exactly as stated; verbatim
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
inscrutable; incomprehensible
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
passage; path; route; one's way
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)