difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
without trouble; easily; readily
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
stabbing through; plunging into; sticking right into; sinking into (mud, water, etc.)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
going through great pains in vain
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana; opposite bank; opposite shore
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
lonely; desolate; forlornness; desolation
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to throw at; to turn; to raise
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be helpful; to be useful
eastern mountains; mountains to the east; Tōsandō (area between the Tōkaidō and Hokurikudō); Higashiyama (Kyoto district)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
with a chuckle; with a giggle
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to come to (a serious state); to reach
course; route; path; process; stages
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to hold or operate with one's hands; to handle; to find difficult to manage
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
much less; to say nothing of