side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
perception; sensing; noticing
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
split; division; break up
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
reduction (in size); shrinking; minimization; trivializing (an issue); making light of; playing down
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
pteridophyte (any plant of division Pteridophyta, incl. ferns and fern allies)
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
imposing stance; daunting pose
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
workshop; studio; atelier
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible