crisis prevention; crisis avoidance
flying bird; soaring bird
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
the opposite sex; isomerism
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
subsumption; connotation; inclusion; encompassing
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
systematic implementation; institutionalization (e.g. way, method)
to reap completely; to trim up (the hair); to dress up
false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show
to emphasize; to attach importance to
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
inner; underwear; undergarment; innerwear
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
spirituality; spiritual nature
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast, believed to ascend to the heavens through rain; unfulfilled genius; dormant talent
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
authentication code; authenticator