bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to be at a loss for words
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
24 divisions of the solar year; 24 terms used to denote the changing of the seasons
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
long, thin, roofless small boat (used as a river taxi during the Edo period)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
(navigable) canal; waterway
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
Wood Dragon (41st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1904, 1964, 2024)
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
on the occasion of; at the time of
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth