blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
to be touching; to be moving
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
one's habitual behaviour (behavior)
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to yearn for; to be in love with
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower
process; course; mechanism
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to collapse into; to flop onto
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
dark night; moonless night
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to say too much; to go too far
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
rude person; villain; blackguard; scoundrel; rogue; libertine
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
same generation; one's generation