first principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; tiny dash or speck
tailspin; spin; drilling; boring
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
moribund state; near-death; barely alive condition
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
snappingly; with a snap; no more or less than; merely ...; exactly ...
like this; in this way; as you see
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
being left in an awkward position; being put in a dilemma; being in a fix; losing face
don't worry about it; forget about it
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
blood relationship; blood relative
love for (one's) family; family love; familial love
to yearn (for); to pine (for); to long (for); to be madly in love (with); to be consumed with love (for)
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
love; love (in tennis, badminton, etc.)
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to stay calm; to keep cool
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
goodbye; farewell; so long
cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming
convenience; handiness; usefulness
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree