even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
manner of using one's hands
complete stranger; total stranger
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to get along; to hit it off; to be on the same page; to work well together; to synchronize
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
every other; second; alternate
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
womanly; ladylike; feminine
(distinction of) sex; gender
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to blow through; to blow across
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
Sun; Saint; St; San (people); son
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety