to be true to nature; to be lifelike
walking stick (any insect of order Phasmatodea); walkingstick; stick insect; leaf insect
relatively; comparatively
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
stillness; repose; standing still
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
elaborate; exquisite; detailed
leaf insect (esp. species Phyllium pulchrifolium)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
horizontal stripes; lateral stripes
wasp beetle (Cerambycidae)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
assistant ...; probationary ...
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
February; second month of the lunar calendar
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
potter wasp (esp. species Eumenes mikado)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim