innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
occasional; infrequent; rare
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
to complain; to lodge a complaint
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
scissors (in rock-paper-scissors)
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
deciding match; play-off; runoff
study; library; den; home office; reading room
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
sexual interest in young boys; boy love; prepubescent boy
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
to slide into; to slip into
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
euphoria; eudemonia; euphoric
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
understood; I see; OK; present; here
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar