marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
lying low (and awaiting one's chance); biding one's time; submitting at first (to then strike later)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to drop; to light; to kindle; to make tea
picture of Hell; painting representing Hell
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)