to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
will not do; do not; does not
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to stop walking; to pause
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman