to become misty; to become hazy
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
long ago; already; a long time ago
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
feigned tears; crocodile tears
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
quiet; still; surreptitious
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
body; physical system; (the) person
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
of course; certainly; naturally
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
minimum; at the very least
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in