hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
on the occasion of; at the time of
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
pointed knife; logging; cutting; (beef) scraps; starting to speak; extraction (of a portion of a media file)
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
polite; respectful; reverent
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
expert's written opinion or report
to get someone to say; to make someone say
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
being somewhat excited (agitated)
glad countenance; joyful look
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
how; in what way; how about; questionable
opposite; reverse; contrary
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem