bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
for some (unspecified) reason
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to lose one's way; to get lost
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
the scruff or nape of the neck
reaching; attaining; arrival
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination