fierce dog; ferocious dog; savage dog
to stitch; to hem; to mend; to sew up; to darn
spine; backbone; spinal column
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
but still; however; and yet; nevertheless; for all that
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
composed and unhurried; easygoing and leisurely; in indolence
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
(not) in any way; in no way; at all
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
Yama (King of Hell who judges the dead); Enma
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
direct unforked road; straight path
the flight formation of geese; lining up shoulder to shoulder like flying geese; leading out
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
street at night; making a night journey
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
Kobo Daishi is always with me (written on the hats of Shikoku pilgrims)
bai ze (mythical Chinese animal able to understand human speech, having the body of a lion and eight eyes)
horse-headed demon (in hell)
all night; throughout the night
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
quite unconcerned; nonchalant