having few faults as well as few virtues; (lit.) not burning agarwood (incense); not passing wind
to commit vice; to do evil
diligent student; drudge; swot
a wise man changes his mind, a fool never; the wise adapt themselves to changed circumstances; the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor
shop selling Buddhist articles
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
ineffective move (in go or shogi); wasted move
Winged Victory of Samothrace
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
master thief; notorious robber
to stir up; to instigate (somebody to do something); to agitate; to foment
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
to stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle; to interfere; to butt in
dressed bread; bread to which something has been added (sandwich, pirogi, etc.); stuffed bread (rolls, buns, etc.)
Genchū era (of the Southern Court; 1384.4.28-1392.10.5)
significant turning point
8th note; eighth note; quaver
flatterer; toady; lackey; sycophant; flunky
Fosbury-back flop; backward jump
grabbing; taking (as much as one can hold) by the hand
flattery; sycophancy; adulation
tall geta with a single tooth
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
6th in rank; sixth sign of the Chinese calendar
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
(telephone) area code (non-local)
to brandish; to flash; to display
acrobatic flying; aerobatics
underhand throw; underarm throw
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)