self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
bending; warping; flexibility; pliability
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
both; both sides; both parties
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to support; to back up; to side with; to cover one's exposed shoulder again
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
alternately; by turns; one after the other
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
how; in what way; by what means
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
order; sequence; procedure
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter