antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following
matchless; peerless; unequaled; unequalled; unparalleled; unrivaled
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
besides; in addition; also; moreover
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
eastern army (e.g. in a civil war); Eastern Army (at the Battle of Sekigahara)
body; trunk; torso; physique
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
residence bestowed as a reward or gift (e.g. by the Imperial Court); estate granted as a present
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
kitchen; financial situation; finances
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
summary; outline; remarks column; space for notes
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
whiskers; sideburns; sideboards
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
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
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
standing statue; standing image
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
brown; light brown; tawny
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")