brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
magistrate; shogunate administrator
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
interval between the waves; gap between waves
joining; joint; intermediation; acting as an intermediary; relaying; taking over; middle relief pitcher
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to join forces; to cooperate
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
second; number two; runner-up
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
one plot (of land); one (city) block; one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
preparation; arrangements
dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
air of seniority; patronizing attitude
state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along