large sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
devoted; self-sacrificing
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to make amends; to compensate for; to make up for
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
dangling; hanging; suspended; pending; half done; in limbo
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
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.)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
members; member; constituent
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
when; how soon; how long until
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
outrageous lie; outright lie
absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
long-awaited; much-awaited
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
mid-air breakage or disintegration
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to shade an account; to add something extra
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement