play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
council; conference; consultation
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright
achievement; feat; distinguished service; meritorious deed
in one go; all at once; altogether; all in one piece
forgetting; lapse of memory
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
for the first time in one's life
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to write down; to record; to register
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to plead; to urge; to pester; to beg; to badger; to complain
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
the end justifies the means; circumstances may justify a lie
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
strategy; military tactics
to look up (at); to look upwards; to respect; to look up to
pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
haori (Japanese formal coat)
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
to read aloud; to read to someone