long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
private person; individual
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
to lose sight of; to miss
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
making efficient; optimization
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for