all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
instant; moment; for an instant
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
fast-talking; rapid talking
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
how; in what way; by what means
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together