keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
hey there; I say; see here
each place; various places
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
looking away; looking aside
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
joint; seam; joining point
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
fusion point; melting point
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
(not) so much; (not) that much
water (hydraulic) pressure
light blue; ice blue; sky blue; powder blue
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
pillar of fire; blazing column
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
evening sky; twilight sky
gas; vapour; vapor; gaseous body
consecutive; continuous; successive
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work