autonomy (philosophy); self-control
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
observation; survey; watching
increased volume or quantity
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
detour; circumvention; turning movement
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
putting into operation; invocation
several times (as large, over)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
place; room; margin; scope
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
one thin flat object; one sheet
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to send or direct a person to
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
extermination; expulsion; destruction
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
like; similar to; same as
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together