mask; disguise; guise; mask
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
counter for wheels and flowers
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
duellist; duelist; dueller; dueler
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
skill; dexterity; master hand
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through