joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
motherland; fatherland; native country
decapitated head of an enemy
head; leader; prime minister
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
small hill; low hill; hillock
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
very likely; very probable
nonchalant air; unruffled air