branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
heir; inheritor; successor
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
proposed solution; idea for a solution
raising (a question); bringing up (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); (arch.) lifting up
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
administrative ability; managerial ability; ability to manage; administrative capacity
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
nonchalantly; without a care
the place for; the time for; the level of
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair