hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
audience; spectator; spectators
stirring; slight movement
pale; pallid; bluish-white
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
arrangements; preparations
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to approach; to draw near
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
defense; defence; protection
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
explanation; interpretation
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
smallish; on the small side
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
only recently; just of late