low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
physical law; laws of physics
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
critical moment; do-or-die situation
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
reigning; controlling; dictating
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
100,000; hundred thousand
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to have a bitter experience
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
to peel off and fall; to flake away
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell