kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
fletcher; arrow maker; fletching; arrow-making
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
corridor; hallway; passageway
another; different; separate; discrete
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to wrap up (in); to roll up (in); to tuck (up)
have to do; must; should; ought to
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
rebirth; new birth; nascent
main; principal; chief; primary; major
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
real intention; true motive; true meaning
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
self-examination; reflection
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
should not be; must not be
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
young person; youngster; greenhorn; novice; inexperienced person
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
refining; refinement; smelting; training
raw metal; unprocessed metal; base metal (for plating); (one's) true character; (one's) true colors