reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
carpenter specializing in temple, shrine, etc. construction
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
exchange of blows; long rally
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
upper half of the body; upper body
single word; a few words; brief comment
cool; cool-looking; refreshing to look at
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
opinion; point of view; visual point
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to erase all trace of something
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to