one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
sorrowful (e.g. person, scene, etc.); melancholic
selection of music; song selection
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
action; operation; effect; function
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
several times (as large, over)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
one who knows little often repeats it
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to be slightly inferior; to be a degree worse; to give an inch; to make a concession; to concede a point